Fewer layoffs in the department store chain Karstadt – BBC News

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In the reorganization of the embattled department store chain Karstadt, it should give less layoffs than originally planned. The number of layoffs shrinks accordingly to 960 instead of planned 1400. Karstadt pay 2.5 million euros in a fund.

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In the reorganization of the embattled department store chain Karstadt, it should give less layoffs than originally planned. Karstadt-CFO Miguel waste Bach wrote in a CNN extracts present employee letter, the company was looking for in the past few weeks intensively for consensual and socially acceptable solutions for many employees as possible.

As a result, it has succeeded in the number of necessary redundancies to reduce to 960. In February 1400 redundancies were after the unions planned.

“painful but necessary”

“The job cuts among the painful but necessary in the course of our remedial measures to be Karstadt long term healthy “waste Bach wrote. The dismissals were sent last Saturday. Let there be an enormous amount of administration dismantled processes would be simplified and abolished hierarchies. Addition, however, there is a significant change in the range and distribution, which should give a boost to the company again.

According to the union Verdi Karstadt pay 2.5 million euros in a fund for affected by layoffs employees. This provides for a collective social plan, which the company had agreed with the union. Karstadt workers who switch as part of the ongoing layoffs in the coming months to a transfer company will receive from the Fund an amount equal to 2300 euros, to cushion social hardship. Mitigate

“part of the hardening “

Verdi negotiator Arno Peukes stressed:” We know that we can not fully mitigate the impact of unemployment “. However, the collective social plan could at least mitigate a portion of the resulting hardships. According to the trade unionist about 900 employees now have received notice. Numerous other positions were reduced in a socially acceptable. In total, 2,400 jobs would be cut.

The collective bargaining for Karstadt will be continued in the coming week. Verdi calls in the negotiations among other things a site backup for all Karstadt stores and employment guarantees for all remaining jobs

.