SEAT signs the new collective agreement

James Muir, Chairman of SEAT’s Executive Committee, Josef Schelchshorn, Vice-president of Human Resources, and Matías Carnero, Chairman of the SEAT Works Committee, this morning signed the company’s 18th collective agreement, to run from 2011 to 2015. The new agreement marks an historic milestone, responding to employees’ social demands as well as entailing a significant increase in SEAT’s competitiveness. The agreement has received the backing of the car company’s majority-member trade union, UGT.

 

The highlight of the new agreement is the inclusion of flexibility measures enabling the factory to cope with future increases in production demands. The number of additional weekend workshifts thus increases from 39 at present to a maximum of 42 with six shifts. It also creates the possibility to add additional shifts so as to keep the production facility running for 328 days of the year when needed.

 

This measure not only increases SEAT’s competitiveness, but also contributes to the company’s strategic goal of saturating production capacity at the Martorell plant. It also renews the commitment to employment and...

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