The Duro Felguera group will negotiate an employment regulation dossier (ERE) with mass layoffs for a portion of the workforce in job centers owned by its four companies in Asturias: rough felguera (parent company) and its subsidiaries DFOM, Mompresa, and IHI. EREfor an unspecified volume of workers, it will not affect the remaining companies and business centers.
The company is a worker representative of this necessary and essential precaution pFor the viability and competitiveness of the group, given that the size of the workforce is much higher than the volume of work. The company has expressed its willingness to reach an agreement and that both the number of workers that can be given up and economic conditions will be subject to negotiation. The company told them it hoped to reach a “positive deal”.
Duro Felguera, who insists on the “sensitive situation” he has been in lately, “always prioritize employabilityIt assures the multinational that it “can no longer continue to support the existing dimension, which, among other measures, requires taking firm action to adjust the workforce that can help build a sustainable future”.
“This is a basic measure” business planIt is essential for the company to guarantee its competitiveness and profitability, and therefore its future.”
UGT and CCOO They suggested that they would request an urgent meeting to analyze the situation with the Principality Government, which gave the company 6m euros of participating loans as part of the interim public bailout.
Duro Felguera, which puts recruitment and employment increase among its main targets, business diversification, According to its strategic plan, it aims to reach 750 million sales volume in 2027.
this engineering and capital goods group Net profit in 2021 after public bailout and financial restructuring was 22.6 million compared to a loss of 171.6 million recorded in the previous year.
In the first quarter of this year, Duro Felguera received contracts worth 30.5 million euros. he raised his wallet reached 423 million at the end of this period.
CCOO considers Duro Felguera’s condition “very serious” and “worrying”
Described as Asturias Industry CCOO “very serious” and “worrying” The situation of Duro Felguera following a call by the company management to the workers’ legal representation to initiate a collective dismissal procedure in four of the companies that make up the group.
The organization declaring that there will be affected companies, DFSA, DFOM, Monpresa and DF IHIIt warns against the consequences of the decision of Asturian engineering.
They explain that over the past months and years the CCOO of Industry and its delegates on the various company committees where the union is represented at Duro Felguera have already delegated their authority. to concern for the management of the company.
“Faced with this announcement today, the CCOO of Industry of Asturias, together with UGT-FICA Asturias, will request an urgent meeting with the head of government of the Principality of Asturias on Industry issues to analyze the company’s situation. State Industrial Holding Company (SEPI) Recently, the Principality has contributed no less funds to secure its future”, they note.
UGT shows concern about the situation
UGT’s Federation of Industry, Construction and Agriculture (FICA) Asturias Duro Felguera expressed its concerns after management announced its intention to implement an employment regulation dossier (ERE) in four of its group companies.
“We demand Duro Felguera” They stated that “it is time to show commitment to Asturias, and especially to its employees, as they have suffered the consequences of the company’s worrying management over the years. Situations agreed with employees are avoided that adversely affect their rights or do not guarantee the future continuity of the Group.”