According to information from the wkatowicach.eu website, in mid-January the managers of the FCA factory in Tychy announced that the third production shift would be eliminated from March this year. As a result, 740 people are expected to lose their jobs. 300 of them are employed by employment agencies, 140 are people with open-ended contracts, and 300 are employees with temporary contracts.
Read also: Stellantis has a problem. The lowest car production in Italy since 1954. And it was a significant year
Group layoffs in Tychy
Until Friday, January 30, negotiations were ongoing between the plant authorities and trade unions regarding the protection of dismissed employees. Ultimately, the terms of the Voluntary Redundancy Program were established.
The local website Tychy Info writes that people who want to apply to PDO can count on favorable financial conditions. Calculations show that those employed at the plant for 4 to 8 years will receive the equivalent of eight months' salary. Those who have worked at the factory for 15 to 16 years are to receive a package equivalent to sixteen salaries. However, employees with over thirty years of experience can expect to be paid twenty-four months of salary.
Read also: Is there a crisis coming? We checked which regions are at risk of mass layoffs [MAPY]
The giant will eliminate the third shift
Employees who want to leave under PDO have until February 7 to submit their applications. 238 people can use this option.
The Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) factory in Tychy is a plant that was established in 1975 as part of FSM (Small Car Factory). It was the pride of the Polish automotive industry that rolled off the assembly lines in this Silesian city – the Fiat 126p, the so-called Toddler. Later, the Cinquecento and Panda models were also produced here.
Read also: Up to 30 thousand zloty. The Ministry of Finance has published new rates, but there are no takers
How do group layoffs in Tychy compare to Silesia?
According to data from the Provincial Labor Office in Katowice, in the province 77.1 thousand people in Silesia remain unemployed. people. Thus, the unemployment rate in the region is 4.4%. Thus, the number of unemployed people has increased by 1,000 since last month. For comparison, the unemployment rate in December 2024 was 3.6%. Approximately 63,000 people remained unemployed. people.
