Groundcare

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Italy
Region
Centro (IT); Lazio; Roma
Location of affected unit(s)
Rome
Sector
Transportation / Storage
52 - Warehousing, storage and support activities for transportation
52.2 - Support activities for transportation
52.24 - Cargo handling
220 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
17 January 2013
Employment effect (start)
1 April 2013
Foreseen end date

Description

Groundcare, a supplier of cargo handling services, is to cut 220 jobs in the airports of Rome Fiumicino and Rome Ciampino. According to reports, 190 of the job cuts are related to services provided for Lufthansa.

According to the company, the job-cuts are attributed to the economic crisis and to the ever-increasing competition due to the deregulation of the sector.

In addition to the current job cuts, the company already applied to the Wage Guarantee Fund scheme for 380 workers last year. In Italy, Groundcare has around 1,200 employees.

Sources

  • 17 January 2013: NotizieVirgilio.it

Citation

Eurofound (2013), Groundcare, Internal restructuring in Italy, factsheet number 74825, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/74825.