A few weeks ago, Amazon announced a aggressive adjustment plan that would affect 14,000 employees in your template. Unfortunately, on this occasion the staff at the offices that the Spanish Amazon subsidiary has in Barcelona and Madrid were also affected by this layoff plan. The ERE, which started with 978 planned departures for the Barcelona office, has ended up being reduced to 791 employees after negotiation with the unions.
The key is not only in how many people the ERE has been reduced, but in how this exit is ordered and with what protection network they do it, achieving much more advantageous conditions.
From 978 to 791 layoffs. The core of the agreement that has been reached between CCOO and Amanzon is the reduction in the number of layoffs in the Barcelona office, which drops from 978 initial layoffs to 791 people, which implies a reduction of 19% compared to what was initially announced. According to data of RTVE, the staff of these offices was about 2,800 people, so the cut would mean a reduction of 28% of the total in the office in the Catalan capital.
According to the statement Made public by CCOO, the majority union representing the workers of that office, in addition to lowering the final figure, the agreement incorporates voluntary departures and the option of permanence for protected groups, along with relocations within the group.
Improvements in conditions and compensation. Economically, the ERE negotiation table agreed on a compensation of 38 days per year worked, with a limit of 24 monthly payments, and a minimum compensation of 7,000 euros for each dismissed worker. Paid leave was also agreed until February 28, linked to the possibility of opting for payment of company shares.
According to sources of ElDiario.esto these conditions, a payment of 1,500 euros is added for people whose visa depends on the employment contract and the payment of medical insurance until May 31. At the state level, the same media indicates that the total cut in Spain is around 920 workers between the Amazon Spain Services offices in Barcelona (791 layoffs) and Amazon Digital Spain with offices in Madrid (129 layoffs).
More AI, less staff. Union sources link the ERE to the automation of processes associated with the implementation of artificial intelligence but also to “relocation to other places with more lax labor regulations,” CCOO said in its statement.
This regulatory file presented in Barcelona and Madrid is part of a broader corporate cutback by Amazon: the company announced in October a reduction of approximately 14,000 corporate jobs worldwide for organizational reasons. Something that from the Ministry of Labor has been criticized because Amazon presented a net profit of $21,187 million in its balance sheet for the third quarter of 2025, which represents an increase of 38.2%.
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