This is expensive: Two BMW workers have stopped the production at the Munich plant under the influence of alcohol and drugs, causing high damage. What threatens the two?
Production at BMW (archive picture)
Monday, 20.03.2017
1:34 pm
The mixture was fatal, the consequences considerably. With plenty of alcohol and a joint with synthetic herbal mixture, two BMW workers have shot down so much that they have paralyzed the production of the plant in Munich. The assembly line was stationary for 40 minutes.
Shortly before the end of their late shift, the two collapsed, colleagues called the ambulance. It was the first time that the production because of alcohol or drugs had to be stopped, shared BMW With. “The damage amounts to a mid-five-figure amount,” said a spokesman about the incident, which had already occurred in early March. First, the “Bild” newspaper reported on it.
Of course, there are at BMW in the case of drug or alcohol abuse in the workplace disciplinary action, so company spokesman Julian Friedrich on request of SPIEGEL ONLINE. What that meant in the case of the two employees, Friedrich did not want to say.
Basically, an intoxication with such consequences reason enough for a termination without notice, says Thomas Becker, specialist lawyer for employment law in Potsdam: “Controversial could be, however, if there must be a warning beforehand.” This is a case by case decision, which would have to clarify a labor court. “
However, the lawyer sees little room for interpretation in the damage caused by the two BMW employees. “This is gross negligence – and the damage will probably have to replace the two in full.” This is different with normal negligence: since the employee’s liability is limited to a maximum of three monthly salaries.