Unions walk out of ASML talks over redundancy plan
Three unions have left talks with ASML over changes to the timetable for its reorganisation, saying the revised deadlines affect the period redundant staff can seek new work on full pay.
Review information is loading.
Unions CNV, De Unie and VHP2 have walked out of talks with ASML over the company’s redundancy plan, accusing it of changing agreed timelines without being willing to renegotiate. The dispute affects how long employees selected for redundancy will have to find another job while still receiving pay.
ASML had planned to have its new organisation in place by November. The deadline has since shifted for some groups to dates between December and March, according to the unions. Under the original arrangement, affected employees were to be released from work on full pay from November until May to look for new jobs.
The unions say the changes are substantial enough to require fresh negotiations under earlier agreements. They confirmed their walkout after a report by the Eindhovens Dagblad. The unions and ASML had not agreed on next steps by the time of the report.
Sign in to give this article a thumbs up or down.
About this discussion and AI questions
Private test discussion. Comments are readers’ views and are not yet automatically fact-checked. Editing is available for 60 seconds after posting.
Sign in with a confirmed reader account and choose a username to read comments and participate.
Sorting applies to top-level comments; replies remain oldest first. New comments and likes can change the order. Refresh for the current ranking.
Loading comments…