Nestlé workers in Reus demand that the company seek alternatives to layoffs
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The multinational plans to lay off 8 workers from the Reus plant, 10% of the workforce. The Nestlé Reus works council has demanded that the Swiss multinational, which plans to lay off eight workers from the Reus plant, seek all possible alternatives before carrying out the layoffs. In a statement issued this Friday, the workers' representation proposes a series of measures to the company to avoid these layoffs. Among the range of proposals, internal reassignments, incentivized voluntary redundancies, partial or early retirements, and professional training and adaptation plans stand out. Furthermore, the works council has called for "the immediate opening of a real, transparent negotiation with a willingness to reach an agreement" and has expressed its rejection of the Employment Regulation File (ERE) announced by the company. The workers' representation considers it unacceptable that "a leading company in the food sector, with a solid industrial presence and positive economic results in Spain, proposes measures such as the layoff of eight workers at the Reus center, especially considering the profits obtained by the company during recent fiscal years," they state in the communiqué. The works council has also expressed that there is "great concern and uncertainty among the workforce and their families, as well as a direct impact on the local economy and the social fabric of...
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