According to the president of Petrobras, Roberto Castello Branco, the goal is a much leaner staff

Reduction of staff. This is the objective of the president of Petrobras, Roberto Castello Branco, who said this Wednesday (01), that the company should reduce the number of employees from the current 46.600 to 30.000.

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The executive also revealed that the Voluntary Resignation Program (PDV) that is being implemented at the company, about 10.000 employees have already joined, representing an average of 22% of the current total.

According to Roberto, “With the departure of those who adhered to the PDV, we are going to reach around 35 thousand, and with the sale of the refineries we should probably be left with something close to 30 thousand, which is enough for the company to continue to operate well, with costs lower and more efficiently”.

Regarding the sales of the eight refineries, the president also declared that there were no withdrawals in the divestment processes, despite the adverse economic scenario. “Our expectation is still to sign refinery contracts this year, maybe something will be left for 2021, and the closing of the transactions will take place during 2021”, he declared.

Roberto Castello Branco also said that the company is reducing costs and that by the end of this year, Petrobras will reduce the number of buildings occupied in the country from 17 to just 8. He recalled that the company will adopt the home office for employees in the administrative area until the end of this year and that, after the pandemic, these employees should definitely switch to telecommuting.