The closure will affect 135 workers
23 April 2024
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Olymel administration introduced the definitive closure of its Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu plant final week, which processed primarily poultry merchandise, but additionally just a few pork merchandise.
The choice comes towards a backdrop of falling manufacturing volumes, which has led the plant to function at solely 40% of its operational capability. A reorganisation of manufacturing throughout the Olymel household will allow operations to be redeployed to neighbouring crops with residual capability to deal with these volumes.
The closure will have an effect on a complete of 135 workers, together with 23 non-regulated workers and 30 workers with non permanent overseas employee standing. The staff involved had been knowledgeable of this information. The date for the top of operations and definitive closure of the plant has been set for July 19, bringing the closure discover interval to 13 weeks.
Worker relocation
Olymel will shortly be implementing a relocation plan to allow workers of the Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu plant who so want to be relocated throughout the firm to neighbouring crops with labour wants, notably in Saint-Jean-Baptiste (Unidindon), Saint-Damase, Ange-Gardien or Boucherville (distribution centre).
In these circumstances, years of seniority can be recognised for compensation and advantages functions as soon as the approval of the unions on the crops involved has been obtained.
For workers with non permanent overseas employee standing hooked up to this plant, Olymel will take steps with federal and provincial authorities to allow them to use for relocation to a different Olymel facility.
“The choice to shut the Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu plant is a part of a significant shift in manufacturing volumes and a state of affairs of great overcapacity on the plant. Different Olymel services situated close by, the place we have now residual capability, will be capable of deal with these volumes with a view to attaining financial savings and effectivity positive aspects. It is a troublesome determination for the staff affected, and one we remorse having to make. We’re conscious of the worth and experience of our workers on the Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu plant, and we’re decided to maintain as a lot of them as doable throughout the Olymel household. That is why we’ll put in place a strong relocation plan that can allow those that want to take action to pursue their careers inside our group,” mentioned Yanick Gervais, Olymel’s president and CEO.
