Unions and labor activists question whether the transfer of Ferrovial does not affect its workers

• Ferrovial ignores the Government and unleashes fear of more business leaks

The news of the week has been the

by

of the

.

In the statement in which the firm made it public, it assured that the "change of employer" would be the "only direct consequence for the workers", although it also provides that "certain employees voluntarily relocate to the Netherlands" and that

"

and become employees of other subsidiaries of the Ferrovial Group in Spain".

In both cases it would be "

transfers or relocations , which would be carried out respecting the consolidated rights of workers and their working conditions," the company assured.

However, the news and the fact that in

Ferrovial, by selling its services subsidiary, already

The very second vice president of the Government and Minister of Labor,

, to whom the president of the group,

, had assured that employment would not be affected, publicly asked again this Thursday to fulfill his promise: "I am against of this decision.

, more than 5,000 as well as all the investments," he asked in an interview with

.

A petition to which the

have joined , which show their concern about the future impact on the workforce.

From the

they point out that "in addition to this initial tax saving, this type of operation normally causes a drag effect on other business units of the company, such as Central Services, with a double loss of employment

, in other taxes such as VAT and personal income tax with the transfer of a relevant part of its people with the highest salaries to the Netherlands";

while in

they believe that

Therefore, they ask the firm to reconsider their decision.

Even though the company has not communicated its intention to make a change in its human resources, lawyers consulted by this newspaper affirm that in this type of situation it is the most common occurrence.

"A collective transfer can be carried out, although usually this type of situation gives rise to a mixture of mechanisms. On the one hand,

which depending on the figures could lead to a

and then perhaps in the social plan of this collective dismissal, negotiate

that can range from the

of employees,

or

by the company (the latter seems less logical, considering the type of issue and Ferrovial's approach to its workforce in general), to

without the need to move to the new headquarters or even maintain part of the workforce in Spain, either in their own offices, or in typical coworking sites", they explain to this medium from the labor area of ​​an international law firm.

From the

office , they believe that "in the short term

on the workers of the Ferrovial group, beyond the impact it may have on certain positions linked to the company's senior management", but warn that "

it may be evidence that

and increase its position in other international markets"

"This could indeed lead to a progressive

and, consequently, of

in the current structure of the group in Spain," he points out.

Alfredo Aspra

, labor lawyer partner of

, explains that "in principle, the change of registered office does not have any labor implications; from the labor point of view, the registered offices are irrelevant, what matters is the place of provision of services. Now, , what could happen is that, as a result of this decision to move the registered office to the Netherlands,

and, therefore, they decide to proceed with some type of

; or that as a consequence of this they decide

to do these tasks and

to those who would eventually be doing it

."

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