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Education Education Other Education 85.59 - Other education n.e.c.
500 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
14 October 2014
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2015
Foreseen end date
Description
Vocational tranining provider Enfap is to close and lay off all its 500 workers in Sicily. The affected workers are administrative staff and trainers.
The institute has resorted to the short-time working scheme over the last years due to a reduction of activities. The decision to close the business followed the withdrawal of the authorisation to provide training by the regional government of Sicily (department of education and training). This occurred in the context of inspections into the whole system of vocational training in the island.
Update, 04/03/2017: Following a legal dispute between the regional government and Enfap, the withdrawal of the authorisation for the training provision was initially cancelled by the court. As a result, Enfap hired back a share of the redundant workers. Yet, the regional government initiated a new process to enact the withdrawal decision and all workers were eventually dismissed.
Sources
16 October 2014: Palermomania
12 December 2014: La Repubblica
5 February 2015: Live Sicilia
20 April 2015: Palermomania
Citation
Eurofound (2014), Enfap, Closure in Italy, factsheet number 91308, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/91308.
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