When rejuvenating staff isn't cheap: companies spend 27 billion a year replacing senior workers
Official statistics indicate that between 2022 and 2024, the number of dismissed individuals over 45 years old grew by 20%.
Many companies' efforts to rejuvenate their workforces to save costs are not always profitable. According to Talengo, a human resources consultancy, using official statistics from the Ministry of Work and the INE, companies spent around 27,000 million euros in 2025 to replace senior workers (over 45 years old) they had laid off a year earlier.
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