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Transportation / Storage Land, Water And Air Transportation Air Transport 51.1 - Passenger air transport
690 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
16 October 2012
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2013
Foreseen end date
Description
Alitalia, the Italian airline company, is to cut 690 jobs. In particular, the job-cuts should affect the cabin crew staff (300), the ground crew staff (300) and the maintenance staff (90).
The company has announced the plan in an effort to cope with the negative implications of the economic crisis.
The company envisages the recourse to the Wage Guarantee Fund schemes for the redundant workers. Trade unions have disagreed with the company’s decision, announcing protest actions.
At the end of October, the company decided to suspend the lay-offs and to start some meetings with the trade unions, the Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Labour, in order to find alternative measures to job-cuts.
Alitalia has around 14,300 employees.
Updated, 22/10/2012: As announced the redundancy plan is suspended.
Sources
22 October 2012: La Repubblica
17 October 2012: Il corriere della sera
Citation
Eurofound (2012), Alitalia, Internal restructuring in Italy, factsheet number 74344, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/74344.
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