Tata Steel Europe, subsidiary of Indian steel giant Tata Steel, has said that there will be no compulsory layoffs at its IJmuiden plant in the Netherlands during the reorganization of its European activities, in a statement made in response to protests at Tata Steel Netherlands following the sudden departure of its CEO Theo Henrar, which was previously reported by SteelOrbis.
The trade union FNV has threatened to take action against Tata Steel Europe if it fails to comply with existing agreements and has also demanded that the company extend the agreements by five years. The company stated that the existing employment agreements will be valid until October 2021 and that the IJmuiden plant will not be split off from Tata Steel, while it did not release details about the demand for extension of agreements.
However, FNV said that the company’s reaction is inadequate and the commitment not to lay off workers meets only one of the 11 demands the union has made.