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.
The company Qualytel which belongs to the group Arvato-Berstelmann and is specialised in the provision of telemarketing services, has announced its intention to close its establishment in Sevilla. This will imply the dismissal of the 192 workers currently employed. 80% of the workers are women. The company state that the measure is due to economic losses. However, the trade unions reject this motivation and argue that the company is still recording profits, as it has very relevant clients such as Renault, Seur or Gas Natural. A proposal has presented in the regional parliament of Andalusia demanding the government to mediate in the conflict with a view to stop the dismissals. It has also demanded the Labour Inspectorate to draft a report about the legal feasibility of the company to present a dismissal due to economic causes.
Eurofound (2017), Qualytel, Closure in Spain, factsheet number 92400, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/92400.
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