The staff of the Douglas beauty and perfumery chain will go on strike on April 20, continuing with the strikes carried out on the 13th and 16th, to protest the dismissal of 1,000 employees and the
The protests are aimed at saying no to the closure of 136 stores out of the 202 that remain in Spain, the dismissal of 1,000 people and the worsening of the conditions of the staff that continue to work for Douglas.
According to Comisiones Obreras (CCOO), the union calling the strikes, “a firm position must be maintained against the abuse of a management council that earned an average of 131,000 euros per person per year in the middle of the pandemic and that the only way out that sees His lousy management is that of the dismissal and the impoverishment of the working classes”.
From the CCOO, the Douglas management is summoned to “take good note of the message that the entire workforce has given, and address this process with the real intention of reaching an agreement, throwing away its initial proposal of 1,000 layoffs and looking for solutions negotiated based on voluntariness, and not on using digitization as an alibi to destroy jobs”.
The union recalls that “again, Douglas, returns to start an ERE, just one year after having applied a collective dismissal that affected 591 people, this being the third ERE in four years.”
“This collective dismissal shows,” adds the union, “in a dramatic way for the Douglas staff, the constant errors of the company’s management, which is not capable of facing the challenges that the commerce sector is having. It seems that the only solution to these challenges is the application of ERE after ERE, and it seems incredible that they have not learned anything about management in the last 7 years”.
The procedure will take place despite the good results of the German group, which nevertheless considers that the Spanish business is not profitable after the pandemic. Douglas hopes that “through this reorganization, the subsidiary will have an opportunity for long-term growth and competitiveness.”
Douglas, which is the largest beauty group in Europe, had a turnover of 3.1 billion euros last year in the areas of perfumery, decorative cosmetics, skin and hair care, as well as nutritional supplements, health and accessories. However, the Spanish subsidiary of Douglas has generated losses in 11 of its last 12 years, reaching losses of 52.5 million in 2020.
A year ago, the firm announced the closure of 20% of its subsidiaries in Europe, in a decision “motivated by the coronavirus crisis.”
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