The approximately 15,000 employees of Carrefour Italia are in a state of agitation, following the restructuring plan announced on 1 October last by the CEO of the multinational, Christophe Rabatel. Fisascat Cisl announced it in a note. The reorganization provides for 615 full time equivalent in excess (corresponding to approximately 770 workers) and the sale in franchising of 106 points of sale, between 82 express and 24 markets (of which 41 in Lombardy, 18 in Campania, 17 in Liguria, 16 in Lazio , 6 in Tuscany, 4 in Emilia Romagna, 3 in Piedmont and 1 in Abruzzo). With the state of agitation, explains the deputy general secretary of Fisascat CISL, Vincenzo Dell’Orefice, ” we underline the need for the multinational to review the parts of the restructuring plan that risk penalizing employment ”.
The trade unions, in a letter sent to the company management, point the finger at the absence of indications “about the criteria adopted by the company to reach this quantification” of the excess, moreover “omitting which stores will be decommissioned and bypassing a comparison of merits regarding the guarantees and protections for workers who currently work in the shops “. The trade unions also stigmatize the lack of a “convincing relaunch plan on the direct sales network, since what Carrefour calls development consists solely in the planning of new activities entrusted to third-party companies and in yet another collective dismissal procedure that is added to previous interventions that have reduced the direct staff and worsened working conditions “.
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“The company reaffirms its commitment to dialogue with trade unions and the relevant institutions, with the aim of ensuring the best possible solution for each employee involved. Carrefour also specifies that the incentive redundancy plan will be on an exclusively voluntary basis” . Thus in a note the large retailer responds to the unions. “The transformation plan is aimed at strengthening the growth of Carrefour in Italy, consolidating the franchising model on the sales network, improving the competitiveness of hypermarkets and direct supermarkets and streamlining its internal organization, with the aim of concentrating on activities at service of the points of sale “, explains Carrefour, confirming” the company’s desire to stay and continue to invest in Italy, with the aim of returning to profitability and lasting and sustainable growth “.
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