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We have a joint task and a shared responsi- bility

-Kjeld Johannesen | CEO

We have a joint task and a shared responsibility. And we can only see the task through if we believe in it. Reducing Danish Crown’s payroll costs by 20 per cent per kilogramme represents a huge challenge. But we have come a quarter of the way, and I feel confident we can achieve our goal with the rest. You have to think what the alternative is.

DC årsrapport 2009

It’s a tricky situation, especially for the affected employees. But the will to make the necessary decisions is crucial to ensuring the company’s future competitiveness.
Morten Petersen, Managing Director of Danish Crown’s Pork Division.

10.03.09

No pay increases at head office

In March 2009, the employees at the Danish Crown head office in Randers were informed of the initial steps set out in DC Future, which include a pay freeze for all employees who normally negotiate their pay every year. Most Danish Crown employees in Denmark are paid by the hour and employed under a general collective agreement. They are covered by a three-year agreement, which this year is resulting in increased costs of just over DKK 120 million for Danish Crown.

- We are, of course, going to honour the agreements made – this sort of thing goes both ways. However, we are at the same time looking at cost increases which none of our foreign competitors are facing, and for this reason pay increases must be balanced by rationalisations and increases in productivity if Danish Crown and thereby jobs are to be safeguarded, says Kjeld Johannesen.

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