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Manufacturing (10 - 11) Manufacture of food and beverage 11.0 - Manufacture of beverages 11.05 - Manufacture of beer
200 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
29 January 2018
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
The beer manufacture company Heineken announced a job reduction involving 200 workers across its 4 plants in Spain. Job reductions are expected in Sevilla (81), Madrid (40), Valaencia (63); the rest of the jobs cut will affect commercial offices.
The company has given the need to maintain market competitiveness as the reason for restructuring. Negociation with the trade unions will start on 31 January 2018.
Sources
29 January 2018: ABC de Sevilla
1 February 2018: El País
Citation
Eurofound (2018), Heineken, Internal restructuring in Spain, factsheet number 93534, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/93534.