The President of the Union of Construction of Portugal said today that the announced collective dismissal of 500 workers in Soares da Costa will advance in the coming days, with the formal communication by letter to workers happen at any time.
“Unfortunately, the worst news happened. On Monday the chief executive of Soares da Costa, Joaquim tapes, called me to say that, between this Friday and next Tuesday, will arrive Angola money to proceed with the collective dismissal of 500 workers, involving more than 15 million euros, “said Albano Ribeiro speaking to Lusa.
Contacted by Lusa, official source construction has not advanced concrete dates, but confirmed that “the collective redundancy has been announced and will proceed” in the coming weeks, as planned.
“The process is not to suspend. The restructuring will be done because it is the only way to achieve the company, which can not continue to have about 300 people on inactive scheme for two years, receive at home without working, “he said.
Announced several months ago by the management of Soares da Costa, the collective dismissal will cover 500 employees, among which about 300 employees who are in idle regime.
With regard to the payment of salaries, the source of the construction company said they have now begun to be paid the salaries of February, with the priority to be given to workers with lower incomes.
In this regard, the president of the Construction Union again criticized what it considers to be a “discriminatory treatment” among workers, since those who are in Angola already have three unpaid wages and receiving higher salaries to 1,750 euros for three months only receive this amount.
“If there is no money to pay everyone, for example, 50%, but to all. Because the works are done with all workers”, he argued Albano Ribeiro.
The union leader also announced that, if not paid soon wages February, workers of the ongoing works in Ribeira and in the future Monumental Hotel, both in Porto, will stop.
Considering that the administration of Soares da Costa “have things to explain,” the union president says he sent on Tuesday a “request for urgent hearing” the prime minister, António Costa to which it wants to “invite workers and management” of the company.
“We have to know if the administration Soares da Costa has presented the competitions, because there are so works that are moving forward and companies that are winning tenders,” he said, also considering that maintenance, two years ago, 300 workers in inactivity scheme “seems a poor resource management.”
According to the union leader, “if there is no speedy reaction from the prime minister,” the union will “mark a plenary with the workers to make a decision, probably going to Lisbon, to the door “of António Costa,” so that it is sensitive, because you are talking about 500 jobs. ”
With accumulated losses exceeding 60 million euros, Soares da Costa is controlled 66.7% by GAM Holdings, owned by the Angolan entrepreneur António Mosquito, who entered the construction of capital at the end of 2013, the remaining 33.3% of the SDC – Investments (former Grupo Soares da Costa).
PD // CSJ
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