Thursday, January 28, 2016

“There is no consensus on a drastic cost-cutting.” KW broke an agreement with unions – TVN24 Business World

Management Coal Company (KW) said on Thursday concluded in July last year an agreement with the trade unions, in order to maintain conditions of employment for a year of transition to another entity.

The unions fear that it may be a prelude to a reduction in wages, or even layoffs, the Company transferred 11 mines to a new company under the name Polish Mining Group (PGG).

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Representatives officially KW They do not comment on the case. According to unofficial information, there is no question of discharging employees, and the denunciation is to give the opportunity to moves which lead to a reduction in remuneration. Similar opinions are union representatives.

– The assumptions of the technical-economic plan for mines provide inter alia Company a drastic cut personnel costs, which does not have our permission. Termination of an agreement can be interpreted as preparation for the planned activities – said the head of Silesian Solidarity Dominik color.

The agreement of July precyzowało records prior agreement concluded between the then government and the trade unions in January last year. They agreed that the transition of employees in the so-called Coal Company. New Coal Company (now – Polish mining group) will be held in accordance with article 23 prim Labour Code, ie maintaining existing working conditions and pay.

In July, the parties agreed further that these conditions remain unchanged pending the conclusion the collective labor agreement, but no longer than a period of one year from the transfer of employees to the new entity.

The signatory of the July agreement, the company was also Węglokoks ROW (currently PGG); the termination provisions of this document by KW is also tantamount to a declaration by the company.

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Termination of an agreement gives the possibility of early changes in the conditions of remuneration of miners – eg. resignation part due to the miners benefits as the fourteenth salary (eg. in JSW suspended its payments for three years) and other additives. Depriving workers of this type of benefits would mean a noticeable decrease in the average salary, without reductions essential.

unofficially executive of the Company said that preserving the July agreement management PGG after the acquisition of mines would have “hands are tied” to any action in the sphere of wages. Meanwhile, since July last year the situation in the coal market has deteriorated, it was assumed that the new Company created much earlier; Now new realities necessitate greater savings – explained the representative of the Company. Maintaining the current conditions for a year would make savings in this area.

Officially, the company does not comment on termination of the agreement. – We are currently in discussions with the social; at this stage, any comments would be inappropriate – said company spokesman Thomas Głogowski.

In an annex to the agreement in January last year recorded inter alia, that the basis for the negotiation of a new collective labor agreement for the new entity will be the existing provisions of the agreements collective force in the Coal Company.

Parties also agreed that the subject of negotiations will change the organization of working time, including the introduction of the 6-day working week in the company, with guaranteed 5-day work week for an employee. In July, it confirmed that talks on this subject in the new Company will be taken “without delay” when they take over the mines.

As previously announced representatives of the Ministry of Energy, the transfer of 11 mines Company for the Polish mining group should take place in spring this year . The company’s shareholders will be: Węglokoks Katowice, Silesia Financial Company, and perhaps others, eg. From the energy sector and financial – has not indicated whether and which entities would be interested.

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