2024-06-27 16:20:16
The Labor Workplace has to date obtained about 3,900 requests from Liberty Ostrava smelter staff for compensation of unpaid wages out of a complete of 4,815. The Workplace has already began sending the primary contributions.
In three months, the state expects to pay about 1.3 billion crowns for these functions, together with levies. The bills will later be claimed as a declare in insolvency proceedings, Labor Minister Marian Jurečka (KDU-ČSL) mentioned after Thursday’s assembly with the administration of the smelter and the Ostrava Labor Workplace. He added that he would talk about with Liberty’s insolvency administrator whether or not a bridging interval longer than three months could be wanted. If that’s the case, the regulation must be modified.
The workplace can pay staff compensation for the wages they didn’t obtain for Could, June and July. He began sending the cash to the primary staff already this Thursday. 3,879 staff utilized for the allowance, and other people from different branches of the employment workplace within the Czech Republic additionally take part within the processing of purposes. The administration of the workplace appreciated the truth that some staff gave precedence to their colleagues who’re in monetary want when making use of. “Even those that apply later won’t lose something, the quantity of compensation is about as much as 1.5 instances the quantity decided for the given month, which is at present a most of CZK 65,011/month,” reminded the director of the labor workplace, Daniel Krištof.
In response to Jurečka, if it have been crucial to make sure additional state assist, the regulation must be modified. Subsequently, within the subsequent 14 days, he needs to debate with the representatives of the insolvency administrator how the state of affairs is growing. If crucial, the ministry is able to shortly change the regulation, he added.
“I wish to hear the insolvency administrator’s concept of how he needs to protect the manufacturing that’s at present working right here, or develop it in order that ideally, within the earliest attainable interval, it could even be attainable to finance a part of these labor prices from personal sources, ” mentioned Jurečka. He added that the bills that the workplace can pay as compensation for unpaid wages, the state will then apply as a declare in insolvency proceedings.
“The state of affairs isn’t easy, it’s extraordinary, within the final a long time we’ve not encountered such an enormous potential layoff of staff,” mentioned Deputy Governor of the Moravian-Silesian Area Lukáš Curylo (KDU-ČSL). He reminded that the workers of the smelter can apply for an interest-free mortgage of 25,000 crowns from the Moravian-Silesian Area, which is meant to assist individuals overcome the worst interval earlier than they receives a commission. “Thus far, nearly 600 individuals have utilized for this mortgage,” Curylo mentioned. In response to him, the regional council meets each week to approve loans. The area has 125 million crowns prepared for loans.
Liberty Ostrava has been in bother since final yr. Since December, when the corporate Tameh Czech stopped the availability of vitality to the smelter, most of its operations have been at a standstill. Nearly all of staff have been at dwelling since then. The federal government needs to seek out an investor for Liberty Ostrava. In response to consultants, a possible purchaser of the Liberty Ostrava smelter ought to ideally purchase the Tameh Czech firm on the similar time, the businesses are linked economically and technologically.
The regional courtroom in Ostrava despatched the metallurgical firm into chapter 11 final week, it did so on the premise of a petition filed by the corporate itself. In it, she said that she is bancrupt and that her obligations after the due date, which she is unable to meet, exceed 5 billion crowns. TP Insolvency was appointed because the insolvency administrator. The insolvency administrator has already began the primary steps of insolvency proceedings. It’s, for instance, an evaluation of the state of the smelter or negotiations with the corporate and collectors.
The unions and the administration of the indebted metallurgical firm have agreed on an modification to the collective settlement. It ensures the upkeep of wages on the present degree for workers, mentioned Denisa Sedláčková, director of human sources at Liberty Ostrava, and Petr Slanina, chairman of the fundamental group OS KOVO Liberty ČR. The complement is legitimate till the tip of August.
Liberty Ostrava produces metal primarily for the development, engineering and petrochemical industries. Since 2019, the Silesian smelter belongs to the Liberty Metal Group from the GFG Alliance concern of the British businessman Sanjeev Gupta.