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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Rubber And Plastic Products And Other Non-Metallic Mineral Products Manufacture Of Other Non-Metallic Mineral Products 23.1 - Manufacture of glass and glass products
76 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
16 January 2012
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
The manufacturer of glass and bottles Vidrerías Rovira has applied for a Redundancy Procedure affecting 76 employees (30% of its entire workforce). The plan has been accepted by the majority of the employees in a referendum. The dismissed workers will receive compensation equal to 45 days per year worked. In addition, dismissed workers older than 57 years old will be entitled to an early retirement plan, which guaranties a monthly benefit equal to the 80% of the previous wage.
Sources
16 January 2012: El Mundo
Citation
Eurofound (2012), Vidriería Rovira, Internal restructuring in Spain, factsheet number 73348, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/73348.
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