Overview

• The group notified unions on September 2 that it has opened a collective dismissal process covering 211 positions out of roughly 1,091 Italian employees.
• About 160 roles are slated for elimination in the Bologna area and around 50 in Milan, according to the company’s communication to unions.
• Parent holding LuxExperience describes the decision as an efficiency and structural streamlining, with some activities to be centralized in Munich.
• Corriere reports the broader restructuring will affect about 700 jobs worldwide, extending to the UK, the US and other international offices.
• Italian unions including Filcams Cgil, Fisascat Cisl and Uiltucs call the move unacceptable, press for social safety measures, plan workplace assemblies and signal possible appeals to institutions over potential delocalizations.