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The layoffs at Aptiv took place on Monday at noon. Over 200 employees suddenly received an invitation to a remote meeting, during which they received emails in their inboxes. They found notices of termination combined with dismissal from work. They were given several dozen minutes to pack their things and leave the Krakow office – reports “Gazeta Wyborcza”, which talked to the dismissed employees.
The left intervenes
The matter was taken up by Left MPs on Tuesday. Daria Gosek-Popiołek, Adrian Zandberg and Maciej Konieczny submitted a request to the District Labor Inspector in Krakow to conduct an inspection in the corporation.
— I confirm that the parliamentary motion has been received. Inspection activities will begin in the coming days. We will check whether there have been any violations of labor law regulations, Anna Majerek, spokeswoman for the Krakow National Labor Inspectorate, tells Onet.
According to Polish law, an employer dismissing more than 30 employees within a period of 30 days is obliged to carry out a strictly regulated group dismissal procedure. Before he starts giving notice of termination, he must conduct negotiations with trade unions or employee representatives. It is also necessary to pay appropriate severance pay.
A company wishing to carry out group layoffs is also obliged to notify the district labor office in advance. We contacted the Krakow employment office regarding this matter. However, its representative did not want to provide us with information whether such a notification had been received from Aptiv, saying that it could violate trade secrets.
“An employer, even if it is a large corporation, must respect the employee and obey the law,” wrote Daria Gosek-Popiołek, one of the authors of the letter to PIP, on social media on Tuesday.
How long can a PIP inspection take? — Theoretically, it should be carried out in two weeks. However, depending on the situation the labor inspector finds on site, this time may be extended – says Anna Majerek, spokeswoman for the Krakow inspectorate. He adds that he does not know yet whether trade unions operated at Aptiv, which is particularly important in the context of collective layoffs.
Aptiv is an international corporation headquartered in Dublin. It creates parts and IT systems for the automotive industry. So far, it has employed 5.5 thousand people in Poland. people in Kraków, Gdańsk and Jeleśnia in the province. Silesian. The company has not yet commented on the layoffs.
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