Type
Business expansion
Country
Spain
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Transportation / Storage
Land, Water And Air Transportation
Land Transport And Transport Via Pipelines
49.1 - Passenger rail transport, interurban

150 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
16 July 2015
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
30 December 2015

Description

Spanish rail services firm, Renfe, will hire 150 workers in 2015. Workers will be employed across different departments from train drivers to commercial staff. This is the first recruitment drive since the onset of the economic crisis. In 2013, the company announced 350 dismissals, which were implemented in 2014. At present the company employs 14,500 workers, with an average age of 54 years.


Sources

  • 16 July 2015: Expanisón

Citation

Eurofound (2015), Renfe, Business expansion in Spain, factsheet number 84300, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/84300.