Staff reduction in EP and Refer only with agreement of … – iOnline

The president of Infrastructure Portugal, António Ramalho, said today that any reduction in the workforce following the merger of Portugal Roads and Refer only will the “natural agreement of the workers themselves.”

“We will do what is normal from the point of view of management. We had a downsizing or in the Refer either in Portugal Road [EP] in recent years, which has been made with the natural agreement the workers themselves, and maintain that policy for the future, “said António Ramalho, dissemination of press conference the results of the two companies.

Speaking to journalists, the president of the company born from the merger of the management of the highway and the railroad stressed that “the merger does not change under any circumstances the situation of workers.”

“We will find the right number of employees for the role they have to play, which will be a natural by a management either side of the signings either on the side of some terminations by mutual agreement will have to be framed” he added.

António Ramalho assured that “the relationship with the workers will keep in great dialogue of levels,” thanking the contribution of works committees in the merger process.

The manager expects that the merger becomes effective on May 1 – otherwise only the June 1, by having to start on the first day of the month -, whereas “May 1 was a beautiful day to make the merger to be the day of the worker. ”

However, since changes are taking place in facilities across the country, which will release several properties that will be sold or concession.

Ramalho said that, after the merger, the two companies will be the owner of “more than a million square feet of built in possession”, referring be imperative to develop a politics of liberation of all excesses, which passed through several models.

“It’s a lot of work we have to do, because we know that we have a great value,” he added.

Infrastructure Portugal, new company born of the merger, will have about 4,000 workers and will be the manager of 13,515 kilometers of highway and 2,794 kilometers of railway.