Israel: 200 Attendants Fired at Delek Israel
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Friday, 07 October 2011 |
Delek has laid off 200 fuel service station attendants in response to the government’s 20% cut in the fuel marketing margin to NIS 0.70 per litre. The domestic fuel arm of the Delek Group has made the cuts over the last two weeks, and no additional layoffs are expected.
“The sharp cut in the marketing margin, which caused material harm to the company's results, forced the company to act in a range of areas to reduce the effect of this damage, including reducing its workforce and switching full-service stations to self service. The company has completed the measure in personnel,” says the company in a statement. Delek Israel has switched full-service points at gas stations to self service or shut them down entirely.
The Government directive cutting fuel margins, intended to lower the price of gasoline for consumers, has led to several layoffs in the fuel retail industry. Sector peer Sonol Israel recently announced plans to lay off 300 attendants, along with several other cost-cutting measures.
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