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Financial Services Activities Auxiliary To Financial Services And Insurance Activities Financial Fund Management 66.3 - Fund management activities
350 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
18 May 2013
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
30 June 2013
Description
Parvalorem, the state-owned company established to manage the loan portfolio of BPN – Banco Português de Negócios, is to cut 350 jobs. According to the Banking Independent Trade Union (Sindicato Independente da Banca - SIB), Parvalorem will soon cease its operations.
A new tender was launched in January 2013 for an external provider to take over its activities. Only 30 workers will maintain their jobs. The initial plan refers to voluntary redundancies and the possibility of collective dismissals in the absence of an agreement.
The company has 380 workers in total and was established after the sale of BPN to BIC.
Eurofound (2013), Parvalorem, Closure in Portugal, factsheet number 75397, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/75397.
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