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Wholesale / Retail Wholesale trade Wholesale on a fee or contract basis 46.15 - Activities of agents involved in the wholesale of furniture, household goods, hardware and ironmongery
200 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
24 October 2013
Employment effect (start)
6 November 2013
Foreseen end date
Description
Moviflor, retailer of furniture and decoration, is likely to make 325 workers redundant in Portugal.
This follows the approval of a special financial rescue plan (Plano Especial de Revitalizacao, PER) by the company’s creditors. The plan requires 325 dismissals and is to save 540 jobs in the country.
Updated, 18/08/2014 - According to latest news reports, Moviflor still is under a special financial rescue plan. According to a trade union (CESP) 200 workers have lost their jobs during this process. Currently, Moviflor has more 500 workers and is trying to reach to an agreement with a foreign investor to rescue the company.
Sources
6 November 2013: Público
24 October 2013: Portuguese Independent News
28 July 2014: Público
Citation
Eurofound (2013), Moviflor, Internal restructuring in Portugal, factsheet number 76251, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/76251.
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