On Monday 26 March 2018, the LCGB trade union, together with the OGB-L and employee representatives, reached an agreement in the framework of the social plan initiated on 12 March by the management of MAHLE-BEHR Luxembourg, based at Bascharage.
After 15 consecutive days of intense and hard negotiations, the unions have been able to set up a social safety net helping to support employees affected by the announced social plan. Social measures such as pensions or pre-retirement as well as internal and external training will be put in place. Internal transfers between the various legal entities of MAHLE will also be put into practice.
A final measure of the agreement valid until the end of 2019 includes an extra-legal financial package to support employees without future commitment within the MAHLE group. The extra-legal social package was negotiated taking into account the seniority of employees, which averages 17 years.
The LCGB and OGB-L unions, together with the employee representatives, are at the continued disposal of employees to assist them in this difficult time while listening to them for any questions regarding the details of the social plan.
The current company restructuring, reported in Chronicle.lu on 1 March, is expected to affect the jobs of 63 employees.
In 2015, when the Delphi company had found itself in a difficult economic situation, the German company Mahle bought their former thermal division to create two separate companies in Luxembourg, including Mahle and Mahle-Behr.
