SAI of Revin: former employees of Electrolux waiting for their compensation

The legal battle between the former employees of the SAI (Ardennes Industrial Company) to Electrolux, their former boss, is not over. The dismissed employees were waiting Tuesday, July 17 the decision of the Court of Appeal of Amiens. The court has confirmed the extension of the insolvency proceedings to Electrolux, because it considered that the SAI is a fictitious company created by the Swedish group of household appliances.

This decision, however, delays the entire judicial process . Ex-employees will have to wait to receive the extra-legal compensation that their former Electrolux employer must pay them. This sum corresponds to EUR 2300 per year of seniority per employee, as well as one year of gross salary, representing a total of EUR 12 million.

As a reminder, the Swedish multinational company has to pay this extra-legal allowance because it was provided for in the 2014 PSE (employment protection plan) in the event of dismissal after the Revin site was taken over.

Salaried employees

The company, bought by Selni in the fall of 2014, was placed in receivership at the beginning of 2018. In June, 157 employees were dismissed. Only 24 jobs were maintained by the Breton buyer Delta Dore.

Former employees who are currently undergoing training also fear that the decision of the Court of Appeal of Amiens delays the payment of AGS, the guarantee insurance

Again in uncertainty, the former Electrolux, meeting this Tuesday in front of their old factory are exhausted. They think about more muscular actions.