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.
Majorel, an international service company specialising in customer experience services, has announced an employment redundancy plan (ERE) in Spain affecting 223 employees.
The affected company’s workplaces are located in Barcelona, Madrid, Jerez de la Frontera, Salamanca and Zaragoza. According to Majorel, the internal restructuring plan is taking place in order to guarantee employment stability and business continuity.
Majorel has more than 82,000 team members worldwide and operates in 45 countries on five continents. In Spain, the company has a total of 8,000 employees, of which 2,8% are affected by this restructuring measure.
Eurofound (2023), Majorel España, Internal restructuring in Spain, factsheet number 200469, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/200469.
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