Restructuring events
European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Endesa, a Spanish electricity company owned by the Italian group Enel, has announced a voluntary workforce reduction program that will cut 230 jobs (roughly 1.4 % of its Spanish payroll), and primarily affecting corporate structure and administrative positions across Spain.
The reduction is part of a broader digital transformation and energy transition strategy, with initial departures scheduled for Q1 2027 following a consultation period beginning in late August 2026. The program offers generous incentives, including enhanced severance, extended pre-retirement plans and relocation support. Trade unions CC. OO. and UGT have urged the company to preserve the voluntary nature of exits and safeguard generational succession plans.
Eurofound (2026), Endesa, Internal restructuring in Spain, factsheet number 300909, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/300909.
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