[Global Network] According to Reuters, the Japanese automaker Nissan, which operates the UK’s largest automaker, has postponed salary negotiations with UK employees because the Brexit clause is not clear enough.
London and Brussels hope to reach an agreement by November, but British automakers have launched contingency plans to deal with any lack of agreement, including changes in downtime, spare parts and certified models in the EU.
Automakers usually sign a two-year employment agreement with their employees, so Nissan should begin negotiations with employees in the fall of 2018. A spokesperson said: “We have reached an agreement with employee representatives. The salary negotiations for 2019-2020 will be held in the UK factory and technology center in 2019, when we will have a clearer understanding of the future business prospects.”
Of the 1.67 million new cars in the UK last year, Nissan’s Sunderland plant produced nearly a third. Nissan warned in October that the “un-contracted” Brexit would have a “serious impact” on British industry. Automakers are concerned that if the UK fails to reach an agreement with the European Union on its exit from the euro zone on March 29, the suspension of ports and highways may delay the shipment of spare parts and finished models, reduce production and increase costs.
Nissan said in 2016 that it will produce two new models in Sunderland. Earlier, it was reported that the British government promised to provide additional support if the Brexit operation hit the Sunderland factory.
Post time: Oct-19-2018