Q & amp; D and the unions go a final attempt to get out of their pay dispute. They are getting until Wednesday noon time, else will judge Gerrard boat next Monday statement.
FNV and CNV this morning demanding that the Amsterdam court back flute department store in their attempt salaries of 5500 V & D employees by 5.8 percent decrease to more than ten percent. That would cost an average worker 200 to 300 euros per month.
During the hearing, the unions were willing to provide 2 percent salary provided that there hard job guarantees and a good social plan in return. According to the lawyers of V & D is that bid ,, unrealistic “Well pale V &. D suddenly willing to let the staff also share in the profits if the department is once again profitable
According to FNV. -bestuurder Niels Suijker prevented proposal ,, like a rabbit out of the hat, “but right Gerrard boat still sees room. ,, I give you two 48 hours to get out there and me by Wednesday to show twelve hours, or you see a reasonable chance of success. If there are not, I Monday statement. “According to FNV and CNV is a pay cut in flagrant breach of the law and also communicated in rude manner to employees and unions.
ZARA
time being unlikely seems bound and V &. D management there from V & Deed; D in the dispute with the big landlords hefty concessions, now the board seems to hold fairly fast the pay cut Few. small dots appear negotiable. ,, I expect little, but like to go to the interview, “said CNV negotiator Martijn den Heijer.
Earlier, the department had more than an hour trying to convince the court need for a salary sacrifice. The current wages are too high, says counsel, much higher than competitors such as ZARA, CoolCat, Zalando, Primark. Research would show that wages 12 percent higher than the average. ,, Partly because we have many older workers “V &. D also points out that an employee of 62 years 13.5 week to seniors days, in addition to regular vacation ,, Those hours we freeze, so people do not get lost.. There’s just nothing extras. ”
Those elderly to hand are various fees and 10 percent go on backwards next three years. The management left behind that will not only be asked to surrender. As supplements for work on Sundays are raised and the staff goes in exchange for handing share in the profits. ,, The 2 percent that offer the unions is not realistic “
Profitable
The counsel of V &. D argued that the labor costs 9 million per month highest cost is, 1 million more than the monthly rent if the salary sacrifice continues, the ailing company saves the first year, 5 million and eventually 13 million ,, in 2017. V & amp;.. D than profitable again, precisely because of the pay cut. ” She points out that V & D last year 49 million euro loss suffered and 42 million in 2013.
,, If it is not cut up that huge labor cost item there is no future. Then threaten other stakeholders will soon pull back yet “
Future According to Com missioner
Jacob Young is confident future for V & amp;.. D He proposed banking in a presentation to the rechtdat even won in recent bad times market share, now eight years in a row ,, There is room for a retailer with experience experience in inner cities Q & amp;.. D is the second fashion retailer in the Netherlands after the C & A, Online we are growing 10 percent per year. ” De Jong, including former CEO of Beehive, stressed that the mid remains important. ,, All those experts who say it’s just all about the low and high end, are wrong. The center is just the large segment. But then you have to do profiling “
He points out that in cities in recent years, 26 percent fewer visitors got, V &. D had 13 percent fewer people on the floor and saw its sales fall 10 percent . ,, We do so better than the average, “says Young. At the same time the group has a significant competitive disadvantage. ,, If we were to start tomorrow as Primark , we would have to pay 20 million euros lower annual wage in the Netherlands. That says enough. “
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