BMW employees
BMW wants to conclude the talks on the austerity package by the end of the year.
Munich BMW wants to reduce working hours and salary in the course of its savings program with thousands of highly qualified employees. This can mean losses of 10,000 to 14,000 euros per year for some of the more than 5,000 people affected as the “Wirtschaftswoche” reports,
BMW He did not comment on the numbers, but confirmed that the talks on the austerity package also involved reducing the number of contracts increased to 40 hours. The works council has announced resistance.
Background of the debate is that highly qualified employees at BMW can increase the standard working hours from 35 to 40 hours and then get correspondingly more money. This assumes that companies and employees want this and is usually limited to two years. BMW does not want to renew many of these agreements. According to “Wirtschaftswoche” about one third of the approximately 17,000 employees will be affected by such contracts.
On the part of the works council comes criticism: “I will ensure that highly qualified employees continue to work 40 hours,” said Works Council Manfred Schoch the sheet. A spokeswoman said the dpa: “We do not want that few people are massively affected.” In addition, the works council fears that the cut leads to work consolidation: “The work is not less.”
BMW wants to conclude the talks on the austerity package by the end of the year. The works council says that you are only at the very beginning. In addition to the reduction of 40-hour contracts, the austerity package is also about cuts in the annual bonus and a reduction in temporary work. In addition, vacant positions should not be filled.
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