Electrolux: new fixed-term hires at the Porcia plant

Electrolux will start a procedure in Porcia (Pordenone) for the fixed-term hiring of approximately 25 workers for the assembly lines for the months of September and October, with a possible extension to November.

This was announced by the Fim-Fiom-Uilm RSU, underlining that the decision was taken unilaterally by the company.

The use of new contracts, the unions explain, is linked to the need to increase production in the face of a stable market and some signs of recovery in the last four months. The plant's 2026 forecast rose by 10 thousand pieces, reaching approximately 717 thousand.

The RSU speaks of "inexplicable contradictions" in the group's strategy, recalling the open national dispute over the redundancies announced in recent months. "On the one hand Electrolux claims that it can no longer support various productions, on the other hand it is making hires, albeit on a temporary basis, to meet commercial requests which are evidently still capable of developing margins", we read in the note.

The unions also recall the approximately 120 fixed-term contracts activated in Forlì while in May there was the announcement of a general reduction in shifts, a stop to the last fixed-term contracts and overtime.

"In reality, today all the factories are on two shifts, except Porcia, and there are more fixed-term contracts than when they announced the plan", observe the RSU, who also underline the constant use of productive overtime.

The inconsistencies, the unions announce, will be brought to the ministerial table with the resumption of national negotiations.

From Monday 24 August the pre-holiday hours will finally return to Porcia, from 7am to 4pm.