Honda suspends 18,000 employees at the US factory for a long time.

Due to the prolonged suspension of operations due to the spread of the new coronavirus, Honda has decided to temporarily suspend work for approximately 18,000 employees at US factories. Was.

Honda has stopped operating eight automobile and parts factories in Ohio and Alabama since the end of last month, but due to the spread of the new coronavirus will not stop, the suspension period will be extended to the 1st of next month. became.

With the suspension of operations lasting more than a month, the company has implemented a "temporary leave" of approximately 18,000 employees working in these factories, where they will temporarily suspend work while maintaining employment. I decided to do it.

The company pays the salary until the middle of this month, and then seeks municipal subsidies.

A Japanese automaker has revealed that Nissan Motor will temporarily lay off about 3,000 employees working in factories in Barcelona, ​​Spain.

The spread of the new coronavirus has forced automakers to suspend operations worldwide, including in the United States, Europe, and Asia, and it is feared that the effects on production, sales, and employment would increase further over time. .