Italy-Agreement between Stellantis and the unions on more than 700 voluntary departures Information provided by REUTERS•03/02/2022 at 19:57 | Photo credits: PSA Group, Communication Department
MILAN, Feb 3 (Reuters) – Stellantis STA.MI and Italian trade unions have agreed on a plan for 714 voluntary redundancies at the carmaker’s Italian sites, the UILM central said on Thursday.
This agreement is similar to the one found in France earlier this week and which will lead to the elimination of 2,600 jobs over two years. nL8N2UB5B3
A year after the creation of the Franco-Italian-American giant, any social discussion in a geographical part of the company is watched closely in the other countries of the group, while the general manager Carlos Tavares has become a master in the art of improve margins and reduce costs, at PSA and then at Opel-Vauxhall.
Carlos Tavares reiterated in mid-February that he wanted to avoid factory closures and layoffs in Europe if possible, while warning of the need to further gain in competitiveness to offset the additional costs of electrification.
Stellantis, fruit of the alliance between PSA and FCA, employs 55,000 people in Italy.
(Giulio Piovaccari; French version Nicolas Delame, editing by Tangi Salaün)