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Ovomaltine: wander denounces collective labor:
Social conflict at Wander
The ovomaltine manufacturer terminates the collective agreement after fifty years – Ovomaltine: wander denounces collective labor
The company ended the partnership with the Unia union without prior consultation. In addition, The employees of the Neuenegg factory (BE) fear a deterioration of their working conditions.
The Neuenegg factory, in the canton of Bern, produces ovomaltine and caotina powder for the European market.
Jean-Paul Guinnard
L’Ovomaltine has been produced in Neuenegg (BE) since 1927. However, For fifty years. Meanwhile, the factory has been governed by a collective labor agreement (CCT) which supervises the working conditions ovomaltine: wander denounces collective labor of employees. However. Meanwhile, the manufacturer Wander has just terminated this CCT “for no apparent reason and without prior consultation” with the union Unionannounced this last Wednesday.
After fifty years of contractual partnership, this decision would be “unusual” and “surprising”, continues Unia. Some 90 production employees are affected. The union specifies that signatures have been harvested and that a majority has clearly pronounced to maintain the CCT.
Wander refers to surveys with staff
The CCT guarantees employees a minimum wage, bonuses, a week of 41.5 hours and additional vacation days. “Without CCT, deterioration threatens in all these areas,” writes Unia. Employees therefore demand that Wander maintain this collective agreement.
Production of Ovo spread in the Neuenegg factory.
Jean-Paul Guinnard
The decision to terminate the CCT would have been taken in collaboration with the personnel committee. in turn retorts Wander. In Neuenegg, less than a third of the 295 employees are affected by the CCT of Unia. The company is also based on internal surveys which reveal “that confidence in UNIA to defend the interests of. employees has decreased”.
The firm stresses that termination of the CCT will not ovomaltine: wander denounces collective labor cause any deletion of position. Working conditions should not change either.
A framework of Nestlé took over
At the start of the year. Arnold Furtwaengler, head at Wander for many years in Neuenegg, took an early retirement at 62. The interim management decided to terminate the CCT. A few days ago, a new chef took over the reins. Italian Marco Zanchi (50) worked for twenty -one years for the Nestlé group. For the time being, there is no indication that he will return to this decision.
The new boss, Marco Zanchi, previously worked for Nestlé in Amsterdam.
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Created in 1904 in Bern, Wander SA has acquired global renown thanks to the invention of ovomaltine. Sold in 1967 at the Sandoz pharmaceutical laboratory. this former family business has belonged since 2002 to the British group Associated British Foods, owner in particular of the Twinings tea brand.
The Neuenegg factory produces ovomaltine. caotina powder intended for the European market, as well as OVO Crunchy Cream spread and OVO bars. For other products in the OVO range – drinks, muesli and ice cream – Wander calls on other Swiss manufacturers.
Translated from German by Olivia Beuhat.
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