After Volkswagen and Renault, Fiat Suspends Vehicle Production at Its Factory and 1,800 Employees Have Their Work Contracts Suspended

Written by Flavia Marinho

Published on 05/10/2021 at 10:29

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After Renault and Volkswagen suspended contracts and announced plans for voluntary and involuntary layoffs due to being affected by the lack of parts and imported components, the automaker Fiat reports that it is facing the same issue, announcing that 1,800 employees at the Betim factory had their work contracts suspended yesterday (10/04) for three months (called lay-off).

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The employee who joins the program will receive government subsidies under the Emergency Employment and Income Maintenance Program of the Ministry of Economy, and will have the complement paid by the automaker itself.

The Action Could Affect Up to 6,500 Fiat Workers

The suspension of work contracts was approved by 98.08% of the factory workers who voted in an assembly last Thursday (23). It was only defined that the measure could be implemented over the next 12 months involving a maximum total of 6,500 workers, with those already in lay-off not being able to be suspended again through the same process.

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After Volkswagen and Renault, Fiat Suspends Vehicle Production at Its Factory and 1,800 Employees Have Their Work Contracts Suspended

Unlike Ford, Which Halted Its Vehicle Production and Left Brazil, Volkswagen, Renault, General Motors, and Fiat Treat the Situation as Temporary.

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After Volkswagen and Renault, Fiat Suspends Vehicle Production at Its Factory and 1,800 Employees Have Their Work Contracts Suspended

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