The Board Coal Company withdrew on Wednesday from the termination of the agreement, guaranteeing miners immutability of the principles of remuneration for a year after the transfer of 11 KW mines to the new company. Thus, the guarantees contained in an agreement dating back more than half a year has been maintained.
Representatives of the Management Board informed the union of its decision during the Wednesday meeting, dedicated to the principles of the so-called payment. Fourteenth salary for the previous year. Due to financial problems the board wants to pay “fourteen” in two installments; Wednesday’s talks did not result in agreement on this – another is scheduled for Thursday.
The Board withdrew from the termination of the agreement. He did not give reasons
“During the meeting, representatives of the Board Company filed a declaration of intent to withdraw from the termination of the agreement on July 17 last year,” – told PAP the head of the Trade Union of Miners in Poland Dariusz Potyrała.
Company spokesman Thomas Głogowski confirmed that the board withdrew on Wednesday from the termination of the agreement, did not want to talk about the motives of such a decision. He stressed that the board conducts direct talks with unions and hopes to resolve all contentious issues in the dialogue with social partners.
It’s not the end of the dispute. But they will talk
Dariusz Potyrała said that this enables the parties to continue the talks with the management of social KW. “We managed to defuse a mine, prepared by the management Company” – rated Potyrała. In his opinion, the Wednesday decision of the board is difficult to treat as a successful union, because the situation only returned to the state two weeks ago. This view is head of the August 80 Boguslaw Ziętek.
Now it’s time to negotiate a new collective agreement
̶ Termination of the agreement was an extreme irresponsibility on the part of the board Company; the withdrawal of a return to normality. Anyway, waiting for us to negotiate a new collective agreement; thanks to an agreement it will be possible in conditions of social peace, and the miners will not have to worry about the day-to-day conditions of their remuneration will be changed – commented Ziętek.
The withdrawal agreement was a condition for the continuation of talks on the plan repair KW
Withdrawal termination agreement of 17 July last year was – which was emphasized by trade unionists – a condition for further talks on the recovery program for the Coal Company, which until the end of April would transfer its 11 mines to Poland’s Mining Group (PGG). On Tuesday, unions organized in the mines of mass production, during which informed about the stalemate in the talks, due to the termination of the agreement.
It is an agreement that uszczegóławiało earlier findings mining trade with the previous government, concluded in January 2015. In July of the page agreed also that employees KW pass to the new company on the basis of Article 23 of prim Labour Code, and the previous remuneration rules will be valid until negotiate a new collective agreement, but not longer than a year.
Termination of the agreement was two weeks ago
Less than two weeks ago the management KW said the agreement, explaining that the new structure will be necessary to introduce a more flexible system of remuneration linked to the results of the company. President of the Company Krzysztof Sędzikowski stressed that, given the constantly deteriorating situation in the coal market, PGG “at the start” should not have blocked the possibility of changes in the payroll system.
The July agreement included a three-month period of notice – the decision on its termination in late January meant that on 1 May, when to move PGG not be applicable already provisions of the agreement.
the unions recognize denunciation as “blackmail” and breaking previous agreements and demanded to withdraw from it.
The case was discussed among during Friday’s debate team Tripartite Committee. social security miners in Warsaw. The heads of the Ministry of Energy promised then re-examine the issue and promised to present position on this in the middle of the week – hence the transfer of trade unionists information was during the Wednesday meeting in KW.
Tuesday took place in the mines of mass production
During Tuesday’s mass rallies in the mines unionists informed the miners, that – as said – to fill a gap in the business PGG (unofficially, an amount of over 300 million zł, which is not confirmed by the board KW) would mean a reduction in average wages of miners about 800-1000 zł gross per month. This would occur, for example. Through the elimination or suspension of the “fourteen” (KW need for it approx. 226 million zł) and some other benefits; basic wages of the miners would not be trimmed. The Board KW does not comment on this information.
Head August 80 Boguslaw Ziętek said Wednesday PAP that the unions are willing to negotiate a new collective agreement for the new Company (PGG – PAP), and maybe even a collective agreement for all the mining industry. In his opinion, maintaining conditions remaining unchanged remuneration for a year does not mean that unions will drag the negotiations. “It is certainly not to us is to negotiate indefinitely. The annual period of time to negotiate a new agreement is valid for both management Company, as well as the social side,” – stressed Ziętek.
On Thursday, talks about two o’clock salary
on Thursday, the parties intend to continue talks on the basis of annual bonus payments, ie. Fourteenth salary. Affected by the decline in coal prices the company is not able to pay this benefit – according to the rules – in February, and has proposed what is known informally, payment of 30 per cent. awards in February, and the rest of June. The unions expect the payment of 60 per cent. in February, and a further 40 percent. at a later date.
Coal Company is Poland’s largest coal producer. It employs more than 34 thousand. people. Until the end of April useless company assets is expected to be the Company’s Restructuring Mines and active mines – the Polish Mining Group, whose shareholders will include the Katowice Węglokoks and investors from the financial sector and energy; their names have not been disclosed. The company counts on a total recapitalization of up to a maximum amount of 2.2 billion zł.
PAP, jk
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