Talks on high work pressure at Lidl in Belgium proves successful: the management promises to action. The unions sound positive: new industrial action is off the table.
“We have been listened to”
Lidl Belgium was hit by social unrest in June, with strikes in Belgian stores and distribution centres. Workers complained about excessive work pressure in the stores, and blamed management for not taking sufficient measures to solve the labour shortage.
But new talks last Monday between unions and management yielded results: “The talks went positively. We are going to offer more flexibility per job, so that the work-life balance can be better organised”, Lidl spokeswoman Isabelle Colbrandt told news agency Belga.
The union also confirms: “We have been listened to. Since the actions, the workload has already dropped somewhat, and management is going to fill more hours in the stores”, Kevin Kiggen of trade union ACV Puls confirmed. New union actions are therefore off the table.
