The negotiating table of the labor force adjustment plan (ERTE) proposed by Stellantis Figueruelas. met again this Thursday where the unions have have submitted their proposals for the accompanying measures. They ask to maintain the conditions agreed in previous cases, such as 80% of the salary of the salary and of the extraordinary payments and that there is no effect on the computation of vacations nor in benefit pay.
They have also requested that they be reduced to 80 the maximum days of individual affection and to exempt voluntarily to older employees so that their unemployment benefits would not be affected. At the same time, the unions have demanded that employees with temporary partial contracts be guaranteed 85% of their remuneration and shielding relief contracts. In this regard, they have requested that colleagues who have recently reached 61 years of age can sign this agreement, which would ensure that other workers “can sign the indefinite contract”.
As explained by the president of the Works Committee, Rubén Alonso, they hope that the company can “to respond positively to most of the requests”. and highlighted the “willingness to dialogue” at the negotiating table. The next meeting will be on November 19, where the company’s response or its proposal for accompanying measures is expected.
This Erte is being considered as a “productive reorganizational measure” in view of the expected drop in production in 2025, to which is also added the suspension of the night shift. As already agreed at the first meeting, it will be for a maximum of 35 days for a duration of 13 months, starting on December 1, and will be applied as of December 1. will affect 4,200 workers.