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Retail Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles Retail Sale In Non-Specialised Stores 47.11 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
2 June 2020
Employment effect (start)
1 June 2020
Foreseen end date
Description
The Supermarket chain Mercadona is creating more than 100 permanent positions in Spain from June 2020. The offers are for qualified positions with salaries ranging between €2,900 and €5,700 per month. Candidates must have a vocational training certificates or higher educational level. The vacancies are based in various units around Spain. This employment expansion is attributed to the increase in demand during the COVID-19 crisis. The company is implementing other employment measures during the COVID-19 crisis, for instance, a 20 per cent salary rise to its current workforce.
Eurofound (2020), Mercadona, Business expansion in Spain, factsheet number 101074, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/101074.
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