Heineken in Spain has reached an agreement with union representatives to carry out a Redundancy Program (ERE), which will affect 127 employees of the brewery company. Most of the people who will be affected by this labor force adjustment plan will be early retirees.
The company has ratified a Redundancy Program (Expediente de Regulación de Empleo, ERE) which formalizes the departure of 127 employees, representing more than 85% of the workforce. The reason for this measure is to restructure and improve the company’s competitiveness, as part of a plan that covers all areas and functions. It will be implemented in stages during 2024 and aims to adapt to a volatile and uncertain economic context in response to the needs of consumers and customers. Heineken has four factories in Seville, Madrid, Valencia and Jaén. According to the company, this plan will lay the foundation for sustainable and superior growth for both Heineken España and its employees in the future.
On the other hand, in 2022, Heineken Spain had a net profit of 141.1 million euros, almost double that of the previous year, after reversing an impairment loss of 58 million. The company posted revenues totaling €963 million, an increase of 15% and the highest figure since 2019. Thanks to adjustments made to selling prices and other accounting factors, the company was able to increase its operating profit by 17% to 122.2 million.
At the beginning of 2021, the large beer company also increased its collective layoff plan in its Spanish business. At that time, a total of 228 people were affected and the departures were carried out under the early retirement option.