BP: agreement with the EWC on information and consultation within the framework of relocation

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The management of the BP group announced the consolidation of its European Customer Service and Finance Center into a single structure, Business Service Center, which will be located in a "low-cost" area within Europe. The information and consultation process for the EWC about this restructuring has been clarified in an agreement signed on April 2, 2008 with the EWC secretary. (Ref. 080408)
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The Anglo-Dutch oil group (94.000 employees) explained that this decision, which will be fully realized in 2010, will have inevitable impact on jobs. The management then announced open dialogue with the EWC to clarify the main project targets and the processes of the proposed consultation between the management and the EWC.


Avoid lay-offs. The agreement reminds the objectives of the restructuring : maintain or improve customer relation in a competitive cost structure. It specifies that, in...

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