Home » Industrial relations » National industrial relations » Portugal: Volkswagen plant resumes operations under certain conditions Portugal: Volkswagen plant resumes operations under certain conditions Autoeuropa, the Volkswagen plant in Palmela near Lisbon, is to get back up and running on 27 April. Only two production shifts are planned so that the constraints of the Covid-19 protection plan can be properly managed. Some 2,300 workers, or half the workforce, are affected. The decision was taken in consultation with the workers’ committee. The new working conditions resulting from the epidemic will be examined, in order to determine how business should continue from 11 May, before a full resumption of activity around the middle of June. Through . Published on 27 April 2020 à 15h18 - Update on 27 April 2020 à 15h19 Resources Production to resume under monitoring. Half of the 5,600 workers at the Volkswagen plant in Palmela will resume work on 27 April under certain conditions. Shifts are six hours long, instead of eight, and they will be worked by two teams of 1,150 workers.… Managing the fallout of Covid-19 Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst name Last name Organization Function email* Object of the message Your messageRGPD J’accepte la politique de confidentialité.NameThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Les dernières publications Supporting parenthood in the workplace: a win-win strategy Supporting employee carers: a CSR challenge Analyzes Les dernières publications Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels