The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Retail Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles Retail Sale Of Other Goods In Specialised Stores 47.72 - Retail sale of footwear and leather goods in specialised stores
120 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
21 July 2020
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
The footwear retailer Scarpe&Scarpe announced the start of a collective dismissal procedure for 120 workers due to the the closure of 16 stores.
The timing is still to be defined given the blocking of collective redundancies until 17 August set by the government within the bulk of measures undertaken for limiting the economic and social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The trade unions stressed that no useful information was provided by the company to understand its real economic and financial situation, and no industrial plan was presented to employees and their representatives. The trade unions proclaimed the state of industrial action, and asked for an intervention of the Ministry of Economic Development to start a serious confrontation on an industrial plan and on employment guarantees.
Eurofound (2020), Scarpe&Scarpe, Closure in Italy, factsheet number 101290, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/101290.
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