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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
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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).
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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.
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