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.
Construction Construction Of Buildings And Infrastructure Engineering Construction Of Buildings 41 - Construction of buildings
220 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
27 February 2009
Employment effect (start)
1 June 2009
Foreseen end date
31 December 2009
Description
The French construction group ‘Eiffage' will dismiss 220 workers in Spain, 100 in Madrid and 120 in Catalonia. Eiffage employs 3,500 people in Spain and experienced a fall in profits of 9.3% in 2008. In November, the energy division of Eiffage presented an ERE (Redundancy Dismissal Procedure) to the Department of Employment of the Generalitat de Catalunya in order to dismiss 152 workers in this autonomous community. See:
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/erm/factsheets/12237
Eurofound (2009), Eiffage, Internal restructuring in Spain, factsheet number 68547, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/68547.
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