For the first time in 17 years there is Audi In Ingolstadt there was a change at the top of the works council: the employee representatives elected the previous deputy Jörg Schlagbauer (46) as the new chairman on Friday. The industrial clerk and business economist succeeds long-standing chairman Peter Mosch (51), who resigned from his position in September.
“Audi must become the most attractive employer in the industry again, and we will do everything in our power to achieve this,” explained Schlagbauer after his election. Among other things, the works council demanded more independence for Audi in the VW Group Development and modernization of the Ingolstadt location
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Audi management, technical development and the larger of the car manufacturer’s two German plants are located in Ingolstadt. With over 40,000 employees, Audi is the largest employer in the region.
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Audi operates its second German plant in Neckarsulm. Schlagbauer’s predecessor Mosch was also chairman of the general works council, which represented the interests of all employees Germany represented together. This position still has to be reassigned after Mosch’s withdrawal.
Schlagbauer studied business administration part-time and was elected head of Audi’s IG Metall representative in 2006. This position as a link between the workforce, the works council and the union traditionally serves as a stepping stone to a position on the supervisory board at the car manufacturer. The same goes for Schlagbauer. His family history is closely rooted in Audi. His father and grandfather already worked for the car manufacturer.
Unlike them, Schlagbauer will also have to deal with the sensitive issue of works council salaries. The dispute has been going on for years and revolves around the simple question of how much salary full-time works council members are actually entitled to. For this reason, the head of human resources at the parent company Volkswagen is Gunnar Kilian (48). came into the sights of the public prosecutor’s office.