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Amazon and Unions Reach Preliminary Spain Layoff Deal, With 920 Exits Including 791 in Barcelona

Employee assemblies must ratify the pact ahead of exits scheduled for February 2026.

Overview

  • The statutory consultation closed Wednesday with a preliminary agreement that still requires workforce ratification.
  • The deal reduces the initial plan of up to 1,200 redundancies to 920 across Spain, comprising 791 in Barcelona and 129 in Madrid.
  • Severance terms provide 38 days of pay per year of service capped at 24 months, with a minimum payout of about €7,000.
  • Affected employees would shift to paid leave now and formally exit beginning in February 2026, with medical coverage maintained through March.
  • The cuts target office functions such as customer service, translation, commercial and technology, exclude logistics staff, and align with a global restructuring of roughly 14,000 roles linked to AI.