ING management begins talks with unions
Following the recent announcement that the bank would fire 3,500 people and close half its branches over the next five years, unions and management are sitting around the table
Opening a dialogue
Unions are expected to receive all the relevant information, and by Wednesday representatives from the three unions – the Christian ACV, socialist ABVV and liberal ACLVB, together with their French-speaking counterparts – will inform union members about the talks.
According to Philippe Samek, the national secretary of the French-speaking CNE union, management and unions have agreed on the procedure the talks should follow. At the start of the talks he spoke of “positive adjustments” that were made.
ING’s restructuring plan consists of 350 jobs lost through natural attrition this year, and 3,150 redundancies spread over five years. Half of the bank’s branches (including the affiliate Record Bank) will be closed.
