In addition to cutting thousands of jobs, the technology group is continuing to do so Bosch to reduce costs, including shorter weekly working hours for some of the employees Germany. A total of around 10,000 employees are affected, including at the Abstatt, Holzkirchen, Stuttgart-Feuerbach, Schwieberdingen, Hildesheim, Leonberg, Renningen, Schwäbisch Gmünd and Gerlingen-Schillerhöhe locations, as a spokeswoman told the dpa news agency when asked.
Most of the affected employees currently have contracts that provide for a weekly working time of 38 to 40 hours. When working hours are shortened, the salary also decreases accordingly. The company had already announced the compulsory reduction in working hours in the past.
It had recently become known that, among other things, Employees at company headquarters have to adapt to austerity measures. As of March 1, 2025, employees, especially in Gerlingen and Stuttgart, should only work 35 hours per week. The wholly-owned subsidiary Bosch Engineering, with 2,300 employees, is also already affected by corresponding cuts.