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Wholesale / Retail 47 - Retail trade 47.4 - Retail sale of information and communication equipment in specialised stores 47.40 - Retail sale of information and communication equipment
134 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
30 September 2025
Employment effect (start)
30 January 2026
Foreseen end date
Description
The Phone House, an Spanish electronics retail franchise, has announced an Empleoyment Redundancy File (ERE) affecting 134 workers across Spain, where nearly 100 of them are based in Jerez (Cádiz, Andalusia). The ERE has been presented due to what the company describes as a continued "serious negative economic situation" and associated organisational and production-related challenges.
The formal consultation period is scheduled to begin on 3 October 2025. The negotiating committee will be composed of 12 worker representatives: 9 from UGT and 3 from Fetico, based on union representation in the affected workplaces. UGT has requested that the company notify the Labour Authority on the same day the consultation period begins. Unions have strongly criticised this ERE, warning of the substantial impact on local employment in Jerez, where the majority of the job losses will occur.
Eurofound (2025), The Phone House, Internal restructuring in Spain, factsheet number 203404, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/203404.
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