News / Desperate Volga Dnepr 'to put 1,000 staff on three-day week to avoid mass lay-offs'

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Volga Dnepr is to put two-thirds of its employees on a three-day working week from June 1 as a result of falling freight volumes, according to the Russian press.

On April 9 it submitted an application to Ulyanovsk employment centre to develop new monthly schedules for its staff in a bid to “prevent mass layoffs” and preserve jobs.

The newly shortened week will be in place until November 30, according to local media.

Alexander Sidorin, production vice-president, is quoted as noting “the commitment ...