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Financial Services Financial And Insurance Activities Financial Service Activities, Except Insurance And Pension Funding 64.1 - Monetary intermediation
300 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
6 July 2012
Employment effect (start)
6 July 2012
Foreseen end date
31 October 2012
Description
Banif, Portuguese international financial services group, has announced the collective dismissal of 300 workers and the closure of 40 branches in an effort to recapitalize the bank. The restructuring is expected to be implemented within the next three months.
The affected workers have already been informed about the redundancies in emergency meetings and the termination of the contracts was negotiated and signed. Redundancies will be implemented by mutual agreements and by early retirements. According to a Banif source, the compensations proposed by Banif exceed the values foreseen by national law, in an effort to reach a quick agreement and to protect the workers with a lower income. Other parts of the redundancy package include favorable housing loans, special credit lines for those that decide on self-employment as well as training activities.
The Trade Union confirmed this information.
Sources
6 July 2012: Público
13 July 2012: Dinheiro Vivo
Citation
Eurofound (2012), Banif, Closure in Portugal, factsheet number 73899, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/73899.
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