In Catalonia, Nissan has reduced the number of employees affected by its redundancy plan, or ERE, from 211 to 195. The company has also improved severance terms after negotiations with trade unions.
The revised offer includes 50 days' salary per year worked, with no monthly cap, for employees born on or after 1 January 1973, who are 53 or younger. Union sources said the talks ran from around 10am on Tuesday until about 7am on Wednesday, and Nissan confirmed the changes.
For workers born in 1972, who turn 54 this year, Nissan is offering an income plan worth 75% of net salary until age 62. For those born in 1971 or earlier, aged 55 or over, the plan rises to 80% of net salary until age 62, with payment of the special Social Security agreement guaranteed until age 63.
An assembly is due to be held today at the spare parts centre in El Prat de Llobregat, the site most affected by the ERE. Workers will be briefed on the proposal before a referendum tomorrow. If the deal is approved, Nissan says it will set up a monitoring commission to look at measures such as possible re-employment and priority access to vacancies within the group.
The redundancy plan affects three Nissan centres in Catalonia, the spare parts centre in El Prat de Llobregat, the technical centre in Barcelona's Zona Franca, and the functional areas centre in El Prat, which handles human resources and prevention. Trade unions have also raised concerns about the future of the El Prat spare parts centre.
The move comes after Nissan's 2020 industrial crisis, when the company closed its Zona Franca plant and centres in Sant Andreu de la Barca and Montcada i Reixac. For more Catalonia business and labour coverage, see our news page.
