Romanian Carmaker Dacia Extends Collective Labor Contract Until Feb 1, ‘10

“In order to maintain the purchase power in the current period of crisis, all employees of Automobile Dacia SA, of ILN-RIR, Transporturi Dacia, Matrite Dacia, Presate Dacia and Renault Mecanique Roumanie will be granted in 2009 indemnities to be included in the individual base wages, namely RON70 as of January 1, 2009, and RON40 as of April 1, 2009,” the company said in a statement.

The employees will receive RON700 for their contribution to the company’s 2008 profit.

“This sum will be paid equally to all employees who have the individual labor contract valid in May 2009, and who have worked for Dacia in 2008,” the statement read.

The legal and religious holidays stated in the contract will get extra three days.

The contract stipulations will represent the ground for the negotiation of the collective labor contract for 2010.

“The parties agree to meet in October 2009 to discuss again the “Wage” chapter. The wage hikes to be then decided based on the economic-financial results of the company will be enforced as of September 1, 2009,” the statement read.

Dacia resumed production on February 9, after the fourth interruption of the activity for two weeks in Mioveni, southern Romania, due to the extreme drop in local and global demand.

The carmaker will produce 1,085 units per day, 20% less than the 1,360 units it produced daily in 2008.

The company’s management decided mid January not to renew 300 temporary labor contracts, as it had done with 620 contracts on a determined period at the end of December 2008.

Dacia might register for January a 75% drop in sales, as demand stood at 50 units daily, compared to 200 units in January 2008.