Dear all,
On 4 September, the Consultation Period for all BCC employees started. Current insights, further preliminary plans and the inevitable decisions resulting from this were shared with all colleagues present during a meeting on 4 September. An appeal was also made to all employees to give their advice on the intended decision to send some 55 employees worldwide, of whom 7 in the United States, on furlough. This appeal was also made to employees who could not be present. The period during which this advice is requested is called the Consultation Period and lasts until 9 September, 5:00 pm local time.
On this specially created web page you can read and download the information package that was sent by email shortly after the meeting on 4 September. The information package forms the basis for everyone to give advice during this period. Please read the documents carefully and - if you wish - respond to them. However, this is not necessary. Questions about the documents can be submitted to the email address PRPL@bcc-miami.com and/or asked during the Starleaf meetings with Nick Blom.
Rientz Willem Bol
The entire world population has been confronted with COVID-19. Everything changed at a stroke. At first there was a time of great uncertainty around health, after which the economic consequences increasingly became visible worldwide.
In a very short time, Bolidt's favourable prospects disappeared like snow in summer, and EUR 35 of our EUR 100 million turnover evaporated. Immediately after the outbreak of the pandemic, we already lost more than a hundred jobs abroad, where work came to a sudden halt.
The turnover forecast for 2021 unfortunately looks less good than 2020. Despite all the cost savings we have made, despite all the Lean & Learn improvement initiatives and despite the discontinuation of investments that yield little returns in the short term, I have come to the inevitable and painful insight that drastic measures must also be taken in the human resources area.
We are forced to send 7 jobs in Miami on furlough. If we don't, this will endanger the future of the entire company and therefore all jobs.
We must find a way to adapt to the new reality in order to become a healthy and vibrant company again.
The information package as presented during the meeting on 4 September and/or sent by e-mail can be downloaded directly here. The information package forms the basis for everyone to give advice during the Consultation Period, which lasts until 9 September, 5:00 pm local time. Please read the documents carefully and - if you wish - respond to them. However, this is not necessary. Questions about the documents can be submitted to the email address PRPL@bcc-miami.com and/or asked during the Starleaf meetings with Nick Blom. More information about this can be found on the right.
Because of the measures, BCC will be closed on 11 September.
Below you can download the documents:
1. Memorandum
2. Provisional decisions
3. Memorandum
4. Handout presentation
During this period, we will publish regular questions and answers.
Click on the right to view the Q&A. The document will be regularly updated.
(latest update: 10-09-2020, 8:35 pm)
Below you will find the Social Media Guidelines. In view of the information provided during the consultation on September 4, we have summarized the guidelines for possible use of social media below. We hereby emphasize that communication via your own business and/or private social media channels is permitted, provided that the conditions are met as stated in the guidelines.
The social media guidelines are briefly summarized:
• All employees bear their own responsibility for any publication on social media;
• It is not permitted to publish on matters that are harmful to BCC. Everyone must at all times refrain from statements that could bring BCC as a company and / or its employees into disrepute;
• All employees must refrain from statements on social media that relate to BCC's business results. Business results include the following subjects: turnover figures, profit and loss figures, proposed decisions to employees, (draft) settlement agreements.
• It is not permitted to communicate with the press in any way about company results, the Consultation period, the intended decisions and (draft) settlement agreements. If the press contacts you via social media or other media, you can refer them to Nick Blom.
These guidelines are intended to protect BCC and its employees. These guidelines are also contractually laid down in your employment contract. For the sake of completeness, we should note that non-compliance with the social media guidelines will have the consequence that the agreed penalty clause will enter into force.
For further explanation, please refer to the guidelines. If you have any questions, you can contact PRPL@bcc-miami.com
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