The TAP management confirms that the cuts leave out salaries of up to 900 euros



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TAP workers will have 25% salary reductions, within the framework of the restructuring plan, being exempt from cutting basic salaries up to 900 euros, the Board of Directors reported, in a letter to which Lusa had access.

“Everyone knows the need to adjust salaries to the current reality, which implies salary cuts of 25%,” reads the letter sent to workers this Thursday, the last day of the deadline for the Government to deliver the restructuring plan to the Commission. European Union.

However, “as we always promise to do, we try to reduce the social impact of this measure and we want to inform you that the minimum amount (minimum guarantee) above which the announced salary reduction will be applied will be 900 euros, considering the base salary for this purpose “. , according to the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Miguel Frasquilho, and the Chairman of the Executive Commission, Ramiro Sequeira.

“As has always been our commitment, the lowest wages are protected,” he adds.

Management acknowledges that this is “a very hard and demanding plan, with labor measures that are already known to all ”.

“We know that you have many issues related to the detail and implementation schedule of the measures presented,” he continues, ensuring that the details will be communicated as soon as they are defined.

The deadline for the delivery of the TAP restructuring plan to the European Commission, condition given by Brussels to approve the state aid of up to 1,200 million euros to the airline, ends this Thursday.

According to the administration, “the first stage of several steps necessary to ensure the survival, viability and future of TAP is fulfilled, while guaranteeing the greatest number of jobs possible”, referring that “they were months of intense work, involving the teams ”, to whom they thank“ the effort, dedication and commitment ”.

According to an official source from the Ministry of Infrastructure, the Government will deliver this Thursday the restructuring plan required by Brussels, in the field of state aid of up to 1,200 million euros, approved by the European Commission, on June 10.



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