* Unionists are saying that the bank is violating the law on social dialog; the bank disagrees
The representatives of UniCredit Ţiriac Bank have announced that the lender is not considering any collective restructurings, in the near future, nor is it currently conducting any such process, even though rumors have been making the rounds through the industry lately.
Sources in the industry claim that the institution is getting ready to lay off a considerable number of employees this year, in order to reduce employee expenses.
Moreover, the unionists of UniCredit are saying that the bank is refusing dialog and that it does not comply with the legislation on social dialog, meaning that it does not inform them about the layoff plans.
The officials of the bank deny these allegations: "We are a profitable and efficient bank, we are making continuous and sustained efforts, especially so over the last few years to perform optimally ".
"Thus, UniCredit Ţiriac Bank continues the development of business areas, and has significantly increased the volume of financing granted, as well as that of the deposits attracted from customers and we are constantly trying to understand and serve the needs of our customers as well as possible ".
UniCredit has relocated the retail, corporate and leasing operations in just one building, where possible, and has shuttered several small branches, which were unprofitable due to their placement in areas of low traffic, the bank's officials also said.
They went on to say: "We are also constantly assessing the performance of our branches, based on the results seen within a relevant time frame, in order to make the best decision, which can go from keeping them, relocating them to areas which are better for business, closing them down or even opening new units, in cities with a higher potential. In the event of
