Zagórowski resigns as President of JSW (description) – Virtual Poland

Zagórowski resigns as President of JSW (description) – Virtual Poland

Jaroslaw Zagórowski resigns as President of JSW (JSW). Letter was sent on Monday to the supervisory board – said company spokeswoman Katarzyna Jablonska-Bajer. Conclusion council has seen at Tuesday’s meeting.

On Friday, the board of JSW has signed an agreement with unions, which ended the ongoing strike from January 28. However, the unions threatened to strike back in the absence of the resignation of the President.

As reported Jablonska-Bajer, the immediate cause of the resignation of Zagórowskiego is “unleashed by the union leaders unprecedented wave of hatred and aggression against the president.” “This hatred has been built for many months and fostered throughout the period kilkunastodniowego strike” – she added in a release sent to PAP.

Zagórowski said on Friday that it would resign if three conditions are met: it will be signed an agreement with the trade unions, the crew from Monday return to work and consultation will be clarified the issue of six-day work week.

The first two conditions are met, however, the matter six day week – against the will of the president – has not been elaborated. The schedule for implementation of this solution is to prepare a special working group. Currently, for work on days off miners receive much higher pay. The introduction of a six day week would mean the loss of part of the earnings.

“The strike has been completed, the miners returned to work, and the company signed an agreement will bring significant savings. Unsatisfied raises only the lack of a clear definition of the principles of operation of mines on Saturday. The bottom line is, however, restoring stability to the situation of the company, and the work of mine in the cycle 6-day force in the near future economy, “- said in a statement Monday Zagórowski.

After Friday’s signing of the agreement the unions have suspended the ongoing strike of 17 days. It began after the announcement by the board of a savings plan. From now until Monday, the company had stopped production.

In suspending the protest, the unions announced that if Zagórowski not resign, resume share. “We are waiting until tomorrow supervisory board put a dot on the + and +, only then we can talk about the fulfillment of our postulate and the end of the strike,” – said the PAP JSW union spokesman Peter Szereda. He added that on Wednesday at masówkach miners will be informed about the details of the agreement; not all records are understood by them.

According to the document, JSW is expected to save 280-300 million zł (according to the original plan, the board would save more than 500 million zł). In the opinion of the Government Plenipotentiary for. Mining, Secretary of State in the Ministry of Treasury Wojciech Kowalczyk, through the conclusion of the compromise the company manages to save a total of at least 400 million zł – at least 100 million in additional savings resulting from the introduction of a six day week.

By signing the agreement, the parties reached a compromise on many issues. One of the most important records deal with changes in the payment of wages 14. It is to be dependent on the financial situation of the company. Fourteen for last. Year is to be paid in two installments.

The unions say that the agreement – whose purpose is to lead the company’s simple – stands for miners approx. 20 various kinds of sacrifices and the part of staff salaries by 15-20 per cent lower.

President JSW reiterated on Friday that the company will continue to insist on the union leaders to compensation for illegal – in his opinion – the strike. According to the board, every day of protest meant zł 27 million loss in revenue. Executives do not intend to punish the miners while, but – as pointed Zagórowski – for the time to strike is not entitled to compensation. He added that if employees want compensation for it must be returned to the organizers of the strike.

As a result of the strike Employers of Poland – Association of Listed Companies and the Association of Individual Investors – sent two letters to the prosecutor’s offices. One contains the report of the commission of the offense by the organizers of the strike. In another insisted that the prosecution asked the court registry to initiate proceedings on the adaptation of the activities of trade to the law. A few days ago gliwicki court, at the request of JSW, issued a decision in which the banned trade union activities injurious to the company.

JSW Zagórowski became president nearly eight years ago. In March of 2007. Was assigned to perform the duties of the President of the supervisory board. Two months later, he won the competition and was approved by the President. A year earlier headed the board of directors, where he served since 2003. At that time, he was advisor to the Minister of Economy.

During the presidency Zagórowskiego JSW strikes occurred several times, the last time – against wage – just before the IPO in mid-2011. Between JSW chairman and acting in the company unions have long fought dispute. The unions alleged, inter alia Zagórowski mock dialogue and mismanagement; He unions – the resistance to any change favorable to the company.