📋 Tender Overview
In view of the announced job cuts at the Swarovski company in Wattens LH Gnther Platter invited to a round table with representatives from politics social partnership community and the company around two weeks ago. A task force was set up to develop labor market policy measures to support the workers affected by the downsizing and to create full transparency about the measures that have already been introduced.Today Monday the task force - consisting of Arbeitsmarkt Service Tirol AMS top management and works council labor market promotion company amg-tirol and regional representatives - presented the results Within this short but very constructive time the task force headed by AMS Managing Director Anton Kern has developed an action plan that will provide all those involved with the best possible support over the coming months thanked LHPlatter to the members of the working group. Because we take our responsibility towards Swarovski employees very seriously the State of Tyrol is expanding the work foundation established by Swarovski to 500 places. If more seats are required Swarovski will pay the full costs. Labor State Councilor Beate Palfrader was also relieved by the rapid elaboration of an extensive action plan for the employees concerned All 1200 employees who are affected by the downsizing will be covered by the social plan. As part of this plan they can choose which form of support is ideal for them. Those who want to train or reorient themselves can join the labor foundation. In addition they are given extensive advice and support when looking for a job or setting up a company. All released employees should quickly have a job again nobody is left alone that is the most important thing. AMS managing director Anton Kern thanked all participants in the task force for the very constructive discussions. As a result the basis could be laid so that the main goals of the task force - extending the social plan and avoiding cases of social hardship - could be achieved through the decisions available today. The task force will also continue to meet in order to prepare the information and advisory services for employees added Kern.Swarovski is committed to the Wattens location and its responsibility towards its employees. Accordingly it is important to us to accompany and support them in the best possible way within the framework of a comprehensive social plan including the Swarovski Labor Foundation. The installation of a task force was very helpful here for a coordinated approach in the interests of all parties. I thank the governor for his initiative. We are currently in the detailed analysis phase and in the next step we will start discussions with the employees concerned emphasized Robert Buchbauer CEO Swarovski.The benefits of the Swarovski social planFurthermore the redundancy plan currently endowed with 60 million euros will be extended to the end of 2021 instead of the originally planned until the end of 2020 with the entire existing scope of Swarovski services. From todays perspective this means a further investment by the company of 25 million euros. Particular attention is paid to cases of social hardship. Nobody who is five years before the standard or corridor pension will lose their job. The employees concerned are informed of their individual situation as early and transparently as possible.All employees affected by the downsizing will be covered by the Swarovski social plan. On the basis of an amicable solution this means a voluntary severance payment which depending on the length of service includes up to seven months salary or an old severance payment for beneficiaries. Outplacement support or entry into the Swarovski Labor Foundation with the opportunity to complete an apprenticeship is also possible. Additional support is also provided for each dependent child.Termination of employment is staggeredThe employees individual situation is taken into account in the social plan. For this reason the employment relationships of the employees concerned end in stages. The start of the job search or entry into the Swarovski Labor Foundation takes place at different times. This period will stretch over several months until well into 2021. This gives the employees more time to think about their further professional career as they have three months after leaving to join the foundation.Additional consulting services and a job platformIn order to provide the best possible support additional advice is offered by AMS and amg-tirol on site. The Tyrolean educational and career counseling network can also be used more frequently. Labor State Councilor Palfrader emphasizes Good and quickly available advice and support for those affected is very important to the state of Tyrol and the social partners. Thats why we immediately stocked up here as well. In addition with the support of the public authorities Swarovski will set up its own forum in which the employees concerned can get in direct contact with other Tyrolean companies that have already expressed great interest in the well-trained Swarovski employees at the company.
