Management discusses the “future” of the supermarket with trade unions

The spokesman did not provide further details about the content of the work council. “We want to inform our social partners and employees first.” According to the newspapers the time And Leco The socialist and liberal unions fear that the chain wants to sell the stores to freelancers or that the employees will lose their jobs.

At ACV Puls, Frank Conventis said during the day that he hasn’t heard anything about what management will announce. “We can only speculate at the moment, but of course we heard what[AholdDelhaize CEO]Mr. Mueller had to say recently when presenting the annual figures,” Convents says. Then Mueller explained that costs should be reduced, especially in our country. When asked if layoffs would take place in Belgium, he replied: “In Central and Eastern Europe, this exercise was accompanied by layoffs.”

A day after the figures were presented, it became known that the supermarket chain had terminated the collective labor agreement on the organization of stores. “A more efficient organization is needed,” it sounded at the time.

The Delhaize Fresh Produce Distribution Center was on strike last week. The night shift stopped working on Tuesday evening, and the evening shift resumed on Wednesday.