Stellantis, unions agree further 1,820 voluntary exits in Italy
MILAN (Reuters) – Carmaker Stellantis and unions on Thursday signed an settlement to chop as much as 1,820 extra staff from the group’s Italian operations this yr by means of voluntary redundancies, staff’ representatives stated.
Incentives will range based mostly on capabilities and seniority, they stated.
Handbook staff at the least 4 years beneath retirement age who agree to go away will obtain at least 55,000 euros ($55,940), plus an additional 20,000 euros in the event that they depart by Sept. 30, the unions stated in joint assertion.
Workplace staff and center managers may even be provided relocation schemes, they added.
The redundancies introduced on Thursday embrace 480 exits detailed in a preliminary deal between Stellantis and unions, however are along with over 700 voluntary job cuts agreed in Italy for this yr underneath a earlier accord.
The Italian-French automaker presently employs about 49,000 individuals in Italy.
Leftist FIOM-CGIL, the one metalworkers’ union which has not signed the settlement, stated in a separate assertion that voluntary redundancies at Stellantis might complete over 4,000 items within the 2021-2022 interval.
A spokesperson for the automaker confirmed particulars of the settlement reached with nearly all of unions, and stated it was “optimistic and modern”.
Gianluca Ficco of the UILM union stated that in keeping with most estimates, electrification places in danger over 30% of jobs within the automotive business, making it essential to handle the transition in a “socially acceptable” method.
“With this settlement we’re attempting to handle upfront the job impression of the power transition,” he stated.
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(Reporting by Giulio Piovaccari; Enhancing by Jan Harvey)
