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Electricity 35 - Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 35 - Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 35 - Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply
453 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
31 January 2017
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
The company Global Energy Services (GES), specialized in the construction of facilities and provision of services associated to the production of renewable energy, will implement an employment adjustment plan affecting 453 workers in Spain (69%). The company is undergoing bankruptcy proceedings. According to the trade union ELA, the employment adjustment is a fraud and has been designed by the investors who will buy the company once the dismissals are implemented. The trade unions has announced actions that will start on the 1st of February with a 4 hours strike.
Sources
31 January 2017: La Vanguardia
Citation
Eurofound (2017), Global Energy Services (GES) , Bankruptcy in Spain, factsheet number 90140, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/90140.