The Uber call center, the famous platform of private drivers and home delivery, is known to expatriates living in Lisbon. In the space of a few years it had indeed become one of the largest employers of expatriates in the Lisbon capital. Unfortunately, the covid-19 crisis had a strong impact on Uber and after a first wave of layoffs abroad, 42% of employees in central Lisbon learned of their layoffs by videoconference. 160 new talents on the job market. Lisbob, the expatriate assistant, tells you all about the dismissal of 160 Uber Lisbon employees by videoconference.
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Uber call center in Lisbon fires 42% of its employees by videoconference
The Uber company, which had already announced the dismissal of thousands of employees in early May because of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on its business, has a branch in Lisbon.
This Lisbon antenna is known to expatriates because it hires several hundred employees speaking different languages in order to provide customer service for the famous platform of private drivers and home delivery.
After the first wave of layoffs, Uber Lisbon also knew it was threatened but did not know when or how it will happen. The sentence has been passed and it reflects the extent of the impact of the coronavirus on all of Uber's activities: more than 160 employees, or 42% of the Lisbon workforce, have just learned of their dismissals.
The Uber group, hit hard by the measures put in place to fight the coronavirus pandemic, decided to apply the same method which had caused controversy a few weeks ago: the employees learned their dismissal by videoconference, telework requires.
The difference is that Portuguese law requires consultation between the employee and the employer in order to formalize the dismissal. 5 staff representatives were elected to meet with management on June 15 to find out the terms of the dismissal.
The arrival of these hundreds of expatriates on the Lisbon job market is an opportunity for companies that are recruiting and who are looking for qualified and multilingual profiles.
