General Motors (GM) Announces Suspension of 350 Employee Contracts at Its SP Plant Due to Health and Economic Crisis Caused by the Pandemic

Due To Lack Of Parts, Again The Multinational General Motors Will Suspend 350 Employee Contracts, This Time At The São Caetano Do Sul Plant. GM Had Already Suspended Other Contracts At Its Other Plants

Read Also

• Reform In Large Company Demands Professionals: Little Experience Is Required
• The Vehicle Manufacturing Multinational General Motors Announces Billion-Dollar Investment In São Paulo Factories
• Many Job Openings By The Multinational General Motors For High School And College Students
• General Motors – GM Aims To Produce 30 New Electric Cars By 2025
• Multinational General Motors Will Only Manufacture Electric Cars Starting In 2035

Statement From General Motors

According To The Multinational, The Crisis Caused By The Coronavirus Pandemic Directly Impacted The Supply Chain And The Automotive Industry’s Business.

General Motors Stated That It Has Been Taking Various Measures To Keep Its Employees Protected And Safe, As Well As Suppliers And Partners, And Has Been Trying To Preserve Jobs And Ensure The Sustainability Of The Factories.

The Multinational Added That Since Last Year, It Has Been Using Mechanisms Such As Time Banks, Collective Vacations, Cost Reductions, Work Hour Reductions Accompanied By Salary Cuts, Voluntary Dismissal Plans, And Lay-Offs (Which Means The Temporary Suspension Of Employees).

Recomendado para você

Oil and Gas

Major Oil, Gas, and Energy Event Will Take Place in Brazil: Macaé Energy Will Gather Petrobras, Equinor, Prio, Among Other Suppliers and Energy Executives for Business, Networking, and Employment Opportunities

The Technical Agenda and the Fair in the City of Macaé Should Boost Discussions on Investments, Energy Transition, and Development of the Oil, Gas, and Energy Chain in the National...

Paulo Nogueira

1

General Motors Signed An Agreement With The Metalworkers Union

The Owner Of Several Factories Informed That It Reached An Agreement With The Metalworkers Union Of São Caetano Do Sul For The Creation Of A Temporary Suspension Plan For Excess Employees, Which Was Approved In An Assembly On Friday.

According To The Union President, Aparecida Inácio Da Silva, The Suspension Of Employees May Last Up To Four Months. Through The Program, The Government Will Cover Part Of The Salaries Of Employees Dismissed From The Factories And General Motors Will Make Up The Difference To Maintain The Monthly Amount. The São Caetano Do Sul Plant Employs Approximately 7,800 Employees, Of Which 3,500 Are In Production.

Other Suspensions By The Multinational

In March, General Motors Had Already Stated That It Would Suggest The Suspension Of About 600 Employees From Its Plant In São José Dos Campos, In The State Of São Paulo. According To The Multinational, The Suspension Would Be Due To A Lack Of Parts For The Manufacture Of Vehicles And, Therefore, It Would Try To Negotiate With The Union Regarding The Dismissal Of Employees.

In March, The Forecast Was That The Lay-Off Would Be Implemented Between March 8 And May 2. The Same Procedure Also Occurred In Gravataí (RS), Where Workers Went On Collective Vacation And Some Were In Lay-Off, Also In March.

General Motors (GM) Wants To Innovate In The Electric Car Market By Presenting The New Electric Pickup

General Motors, Which Is Currently Represented By Chevrolet In Brazil, Is Working On A New Strategy To Innovate In Its Electric Car Market. The Company Revealed The New Hummer EV SUV, Which Will Be Manufactured By General Motors, And Confirmed The Development Of An Electric Version Of The Pickup, The Chevrolet Silverado.

The Return Of The Hummer, But In The Electric Version, Had Already Been Confirmed By General Motors. In Fact, The Pickup Version Had Already Been Acknowledged, But The SUV Body Is The Most Iconic, As It Directly Refers To The H1 And H2 Models, The Most Classic Of The Former Hummer Division.

The Vehicle Manufacturing Multinational General Motors Announces Billion-Dollar Investment In São Paulo Factories

The Multinational General Motors Announced A Billion-Dollar Investment That Will Be Allocated To Its Automobile Factories In The State Of São Paulo. The Vehicle Manufacturing Company Has Already Produced About 17 Million Vehicles In Its Three Car Plants: São Caetano Do Sul (SP), São José Dos Campos (SP), And Gravataí (RS), Marking Its Presence In Brazil For 96 Years.

The Multinational General Motors Will Only Manufacture Electric Cars Starting In 2035

The Manufacturer General Motors Just Announced That All Brands In The Group, Including Chevrolet, Will Launch Fully Electric Vehicles By 2035. This Announcement Is Part Of A Larger Plan Aiming To Achieve Carbon Neutrality By 2040. The Automaker Stated That It Will Invest US$ 27 Billion In Electric And Autonomous Cars Over The Next Five Years.