Las seven subsidiaries of the Telefónica Group in Spain (Telefónica de España, Telefónica Móviles, Telefónica Soluciones, Telefónica SA, Telefónica Global Solutions, Telefónica Innovación Digital and Movistar+) They are going to reduce their workforce through a new EREas the management of these companies have formally communicated to the unions.
Telefónica has told the unions UGT, Sumados-Fetico and Comisiones Obreras that the confirmed EREs are going to be carried out “for objective reasons.” However, neither the numbers of workers who will be affected nor the conditions of the employment regulation files are yet known.
The Group will hold a first meeting with the three companies of the related company agreement, which are Telefónica de España, Telefónica Móviles and Telefónica Soluciones; next November 24th.
At this meeting, they will present the conditions offered for employment regulation files, as well as the number of employees that will be affected. It is possible that the rest of the subsidiaries will not know the conditions and the effect that the EREs will have on their workforces until the next day.
In UGT have shown their rejection of these EREs, and the union has addressed the different Managements to express their opposition «to these new plans that, once again, resort to staff reductions as an instrument of organizational adjustments«. In addition, they demand that the ERE be carried out through voluntary departures, and confirm «the immediate opening of the negotiation tables of all applicable Collective Agreements«.
From Sumados-Fetico They have also expressed their disagreement with the EREs, also pointing out that they reject “that the idea be conveyed to workers that, from a certain age, their only professional alternative is to leave the company. In the event that an ERE becomes inevitable, we demand that Telefónica act responsibly and propose a fair and balanced process«.
In addition, they require that the exits have «voluntary, universal and non-discriminatory nature«, that the link with ordinary retirement and economic conditions equal to or superior to those of the last ERE applied in the company is maintained.
The union has stressed that they will work «to achieve the best guarantees for the affected people, without losing sight of the need to maintain the rights included in the Third Agreement of Related Companies (CEV) and advance in key aspects for the three workforces«. Furthermore, it emphasizes that the ERES must be voluntary and universal, offer adequate economic and social conditions, and be linked to retirement without entailing economic damages.
