42.8% Of Carriers Are Expected To Lay Off Employees By The End Of This Month

It Is Possible That By The End Of May, 42.8% Of Transport Companies Have Reduced Their Workforce

Data from the second round of the Impact Survey on Transport – Covid-19, published on the last day of the 4th, informed that although transport companies are trying to maintain jobs, 33% have already needed to lay off employees due to the consequences brought by the coronavirus. Of the companies that have not yet made cuts (54.3%), 18.1% intend to carry out the act. Therefore, it is possible that by the end of May, 42.8% of transporters will have laid off employees.

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According to the PortoseNavio website, of the transporters interviewed who have already laid off employees, 72.7% laid off up to 49 employees; another 11.1% made layoffs of one hundred or more employees.

The data collection was conducted with 600 cargo and passenger transport companies of all modalities, between the 20th and 24th of last month, where the first phase of the survey was released at the beginning of this month.

The second round of the survey, conducted by CNT, reveals a worsening of the crisis, with direct consequences on jobs. According to CNT President Vander Costa, “despite understanding the importance of the measures already adopted to reduce the impacts of the crisis, transporters believe in the need for the implementation of more consistent support measures. It is essential that these measures be applied to all companies, regardless of their size. Only in this way will it be possible to ensure jobs and maintain the operation of transport services, which are essential for the country’s supply.”

Data From The 2nd Round:

Layoffs:

• 33% Of Transporters Have Already Needed To Make Layoffs;
• 42.8% Are Expected To Do So By The End Of May;
• 72.7% Of Layoffs Were Of Up To 49 Employees; 11.1%, Of One Hundred Or More;

Contract Suspension:

• 33% Of Transporters Have Already Suspended Employment Contracts Temporarily;
• 47.5% Are Expected To Suspend Them By The End Of May;
• 52.5% Of Suspensions Were In Contracts Of Up To 49 Employees; 23.2%, In Contracts Of More Than One Hundred Employees;

Reduction Of Working Hours And Salaries:

• 33.2% Of Transporters Opted For The Reduction Of Working Hours And Salaries, Proportionally
• 60.8% Opted For A 25% Reduction; 49.7% For A 50% Reduction; And 30.7% For A 70% Reduction
• Among The Transporters Who Have Already Implemented The Reduction Of Working Hours, 43.2% Believe In The Need For Further Reductions.