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Liberty Ostrava needs to shut its coking plant and is getting ready to put off employees. She has already submitted the proposal to the unions. This was mentioned immediately by the chairman of the essential group of the Commerce Union KOVO Liberty CR, Petr Slanina. In complete, as much as 2,600 folks might lose their jobs.
The corporate has roughly 5,000 workers. The corporate submitted a proposal to scale back the variety of workers to the unions immediately. Liberty mentioned in a press launch that it didn’t say what number of workers could possibly be affected by the layoffs.
Nonetheless, the chairman of the essential group of the KOVO Liberty CR Commerce Union, Petr Slanina, instructed ČTK that based on the data that the commerce unionists acquired from the administration of the corporate, the layoffs might have an effect on as much as 2,600 folks. In accordance with him, that is greater than half of the present variety of workers.
“We shall be asking the receiver to take over the board’s powers so the board cannot do that, to allow them to’t fireplace these folks. This reduces the worth of the corporate, as a result of Liberty Ostrava’s property are basically nugatory with out workers,” mentioned Slanina. In accordance with him, roughly 2,300 workers ought to go away by the top of November and 300 by the top of January.
“This tough measure is more likely to result in the required value reductions that must be made with a view to keep viable sub-manufacturing operations together with jobs on this a part of the enterprise and to make sure that the corporate is enticing to potential new homeowners or buyers. “Liberty is finalizing the collection of a world funding financial institution that may lead the method of discovering a brand new proprietor of those operations,” the corporate mentioned.
Most of Liberty Ostrava’s operations have been standing nonetheless since final December, when Tameh stopped its vitality provide. The vast majority of workers have been at residence since then. In June, the corporate filed for chapter and the courtroom despatched it out of business. Within the proposal, Liberty acknowledged that its obligations after the due date, which it’s unable to satisfy, exceed 5 billion crowns. The workers of Liberty Ostrava haven’t acquired their wages for 2 months and compensation is paid by the state by means of the labor workplace.
The smelter shut down the coke oven and its final functioning blast furnace and has been holding them in a so-called heat despair for greater than half a yr. The corporate mentioned immediately that below the proposed plan, the iron and metal services could be shut down and maintained, however the coke plant would shut.
“This might have an effect on all workers of those operations, other than these required to soundly keep these models, in addition to different positions all through the enterprise. This tough determination displays Liberty Ostrava’s authorized obligations within the context of insolvency, which embody a duty to collectors to take care of a viable enterprise,” the corporate mentioned.
Liberty mentioned it has now negotiated tolling contracts for the lengthy product mills and the pipe mill, and negotiations for the contract for the flat product mills are in progress. This technique works by having the tolling firm buy the fabric and supply it to the producer and provides them a payment for the processing. She owns the merchandise and sells them herself.
In accordance with Liberty, this can enable workers working at secondary manufacturing services to obtain their wages as common from August. “These proposed steps wouldn’t stop the Ostrava smelter from returning to iron and metal manufacturing sooner or later or investing in additional sustainable strategies such because the hybrid electrical arc furnace, plans for which have already been invested in. Dialogue of the proposal will start on Tuesday, July 30,” the agency mentioned.
The proposal envisages that the affected workers will proceed to obtain wage compensation from the state till the top of July. “Then they must assert a declare in opposition to the chapter property secured from the proceeds of the sale of the enterprise. Liberty Ostrava’s personnel division continues to judge what further assist could possibly be offered to the individuals affected by the proposed plan, together with assist from EU applications. HR will present extra particulars on this course of by the top of July,” Liberty mentioned.
Slanina mentioned that the newest steps taken by the corporate are completely in opposition to the workers, particularly in opposition to these with whom Liberty needs to terminate the employment relationship. “They’ll need workers to proceed going to work in the course of the two-month discover interval. And so they inform them upfront that they will not receives a commission for it, that they’ll apply for it in chapter. You possibly can see how a few of our legal guidelines are perverted,” mentioned the union chief.
