“We will face this process with the utmost respect”
The telecommunications company Ericsson has informed its staff in Spain of its intention to carry out a collective dismissal, as stated in the letter that the company has sent to the workers.
“After an exhaustive analysis of the current situation of the company, to ensure our competitiveness in the current complex environment in which we operate and improve our efficiencywe have made the difficult and necessary decision to initiate a collective dismissal procedure at Ericsson Spain. This decision has been communicated this morning to the EEM unions, through the relevant communication of intention to start the process,” the statement indicates.
In the coming days, the unions will have to designate the representatives who will form the negotiating table for the Employment Regulation File (ERE), of which the magnitude is unknownand, after that, a negotiation period will begin that will last around a month.
“As a company, we will face this process with the utmost respect for all workers and with the firm conviction that unity in these difficult times will help us overcome this stage and continue building the future of the company. We understand the concern that this announcement entails. Thereforewe will put all our effort and commitment to manage this process in the most transparent way possible.“, complying at all times with the applicable legal procedures and obligations,” adds the message transferred to the template.
The company has around 2,400 workers in Spain At this time, however, the areas of activity that will be affected by the ERE are still unknown.
In this way, the telecommunications sector in Spain adds another process of collective dismissal, given that At the end of 2025, the file for seven Telefónica subsidiaries was closedwhich will affect around 5,500 people, since the process for the implementation of a new ERE has just begun at Avatel (the last one was in 2024 and meant the departure of 674 people).
