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Wholesale / Retail 47 - Retail trade 47.1 - Non-specialised retail sale 47.12 - Other non-specialised retail sale
European Globalisation Fund (EGF)
Year: 2010, Case number: 16
295 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
30 June 2009
Employment effect (start)
1 September 2009
Foreseen end date
31 December 2009
Description
Spanish supermarket chain Galerias Primero and the trade unions agreed on a downsizing
plan for 295 employees, FETICO trade union informed the media. Trade unions UGT and FAGSA will ratify the plan today (30.06.09), while CCOO is expected to give its approval on July 2.
The staff-cutting plan will affect employees from the retailer's 74 stores, situated in Aragon.
The dismissed workers will receive a gross monthy salary for every year of service with the company.
Galerias Primero will give up to 18 months' salaries, worth not more than EUR 60,000.
Citation
Eurofound (2009), Galerías Primero, Internal restructuring in Spain, factsheet number 69568, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/69568.