The employees accepted the resolution, as made known by the Volkswagen board. The severance indemnities can reach up to 400,000 euros. Other cuts are planned by 2030
The Board of Directors of Volkswagen communicated that More than 20 thousand employees have accepted the early retirement proposal And they are ready to leave the German car manufacturer in advance. “About 20,000 exits from the company by 2030 are already contractually foreseen,” said human resources manager Gunnar Kilian During a staff meeting a Wolfsburg. The coupons, based on the seniority of service in the company, will be able to go up to 400,000 euros. After complicated negotiations in December 2024 between the board and IG Mettalthe German metalworking union, a cost reduction program has been agreed, with cuts to staff. The famous “Christmas agreement“He had avoided massive layoffs and averted the strikes, in addition to the immediate closure of some factories of the Volkswagen group. The company’s goal, however, remains the reduction of fixed costs with the cut of 35 thousand jobs by 2030mainly in German factories. “The first measures of our Volkswagen of the future are taking shape and we are on the right way,” said Kilian.
other cuts are planned
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The company intends to continue with these initiatives to try to achieve the goal of save 1.5 billion euros per year. “With tangible progress in the production costs in Wolfsburg and job cuts, in accordance with social contracts, in the Six German Volkswagen officeswe are accelerating our transformation, “added Kilian. Starting from 2026 they will be also reduced the apprentices offeredwhich will pass from 1,400 to 600 per year. Other measures will then concern the reduction of ability In various structures, the transfer of productions abroad, divestment within two years of at least two plants, the blocking of wage increases and the freezing of additional holidays and corporate prizes. Despite the progress in containing business costs, according to the financial manager David Powels “There is still a lot of work to do”, to ensure that Volkswagen is competitive in the automotive market and ready for the challenges of the future in a short time.
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