Restructuring events
European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Adient Seating Spain, a manufacturer of car seats, supplier for Seat and Cupra, has initiated procedures to implement an Employment Redundancy File (ERE) affecting 102 employees across its Spanish operations. The company justifies the measure on productive grounds, following the conclusion of the Audi A1 project at the Seat plant in Martorell last April. The Abrera facility, which operates under a just-in-time production system closely synchronised with Seat’s assembly line, has been directly impacted by the resulting decline in workload.
Trade unions have firmly rejected the proposal, arguing that the situation is linked to a specific production cycle and could be managed through alternative measures rather than dismissals. The union has called for negotiations aimed at preserving employment, suggesting options such as internalising outsourced tasks or introducing organisational adjustments to absorb the reduced demand. A consultation period has now begun, though positions remain far apart.
The company experienced a similar restructuring process in 2025 Adient 2025-ES, affecting 108 workers
Eurofound (2026), Adient , Internal restructuring in Spain, factsheet number 204401, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/204401.
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