Vodafone announces closure Spain stores within the ERE of 500 workers it plans - Vodafone Spain plans to close its 34 own establishments. This has been communicated by the company to the union representatives with whom it meets in the framework of the ERE negotiation that is planned for about 500 people who work in the company.

The operator will close these own stores in which 237 people work. A decision that is also framed by a growing digitalization of society, which makes the operator consider that its digital channels can take on commercial activity.

This digitization is one of the tools that allows companies to cut costs. Something that telecoms are looking for in the middle of the price battle of the sector where customers are moving towards the lowest segment of the tariff table.

Vodafone announces closure Spain stores

In the negotiations, Vodafone has reduced by six employees the number affected by the ERE, according to union sources.

In this aspect, the proposal of the company is to pay with 33 days per year worked, with a maximum of 24 monthly payments, as well as the possibility of early retirement for those over 56 years with an income of 80% of the salary, as it has moved the company in its first meeting with the unions.

Vodafone announces closure Spain stores

According to union calculations, this group of people who are susceptible to early retirement would be below one hundred employees.

Vodafone had revealed in October 2019, according to EFE, that it expected to close 15% of its retail stores in Europe by 2021 as a result of the increase in sales registered through digital channels.

Vodafone announces closure Spain stores

Vodafone CEO Nick Read announced it after a study to know the number of optimal stores to better meet customer needs now and in the future.

Vodafone announces closure Spain stores

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When the October strike is charged and how the ERTE are paid

The coronavirus crisis has caused thousands of people to lose their jobs and others to remain in ERTE for several months.

Thanks to the vaccination campaign and the end of many restrictions, we can already see some signs of the expected economic recovery.

Last August saw the greatest historical reduction in unemployment, reaching 82,500 fewer unemployed than in July.

In addition, business creation has increased by 41.8% compared to last year, which is good news for the recovery of employment and the economy. It is the fifth consecutive month of climb.

But there is also bad news: since July at least 8,800 workers have been affected by an ERE in their company.

Deliveroo, Banco Sabadell, Unicaja or Vodafone are some of the best-known companies that are making a strong workforce adjustment.

To top it all off, Spain's GDP is the furthest from recovering from the pandemic compared to the rest of the European Union countries.

Many workers have not yet found their place in the labour market after having gone through the hardest part of the pandemic, and it is normal to wonder when they will be unemployed.

Unemployment benefit may be the only income these people receive until they find a job, hence the importance of knowing the date on which it is collected and being able to manage the money.

Next, it is detailed when the October strike is charged and what will happen to the ERTE.

Unemployment is always paid to the past month, between the 10th and 15th of each month, so in October you will charge it between Monday 11th and Friday 15th, taking into account that on Sunday 10th no payments will be made.

The person in charge of managing the payment of the unemployment benefit is the Public Service of State Employment (SEPE), any problem in the collection will have to refer it to them.

Even so, no serious incidents are expected to arise this month, such as when the SEPE suffered a cyber attack that ended up delaying the collection of the benefit.

This is one of the biggest concerns some workers are having since fall has started.

The fifth extension of the ERTE sets 30 September as the end date, and negotiations are still under way to approve the next extension.

The Government has confirmed the sixth extension, which will mainly benefit tourism companies, which have not yet recovered from the crisis.

This new extension will last until January and the conditions are not yet fully known, although it is hoped that there will be no major changes in this regard.

The amount of the aid is 70% of the regulatory base. The payment is not reduced to 50% of the base when the first 6 months have elapsed since the benefit began to be received.

The maximum amount is 1098.09 euros per month if the worker has no dependent children, 1,254. 96 euros per month if he has one child and 1,411. 83 euros per month if he has 2 or more children.

We will have to wait until all the details of the sixth extension are released to see if any of these aspects change.