Employees of the chicken line of the BRF in SC approve the suspension of the employment contract for 5 months | Economy

With the layoff, the workers will receive an badistance grant representing 80% of the wages paid by the Workers' Aid Fund (FAT), reported the Union of Meat and Food Workers. Chapeco derivatives (Sitracarnes).

The organization did not disclose the number of workers affected by the layoff, but BRF said the measure affects 1,400 employees in the chain that makes chicken meat products.

The proposal approved at the meeting also includes a clause in which, in the event of resignation three months after the end of the suspension of employment contracts, BRF will pay an additional fine of 100 per cent of the nominal wage in addition to the fines of dismissal.

By restructuring its activities, BRF announced in late June that it wanted to sell R $ 5 billion in badets in the second half of this year. The company, which owns the Sadia and Perdigão brands, announced on June 20 that it had granted a 30-day group holiday to Chapecó's staff, due to the impact of the workers' strike. truckers.

The BRF stated in a note that the layoff scheme could last up to five months and would come into effect on August 29th.