Volkswagen: IG Metall boss calls on VW administration to chop wages | EUROtoday

In view of the disaster at Volkswagen, IG Metall boss Christiane Benner has referred to as on the automobile producer’s board of administrators to waive a part of their wages. “What is missing are offers from management. If the board wants to implement wage cuts, then it could set a good example,” Benner advised the newspapers of the Funke media group.

The IG Metall boss mentioned she understands the anger of many staff when, on the one hand, anniversary bonuses are to be canceled, and however, CEO Oliver Blume is the highest-paid DAX supervisor.

The decisive issue is whether or not there’s a technique ahead: “And developing this is a management task.” Securing employment is of little use if it isn’t said how the crops might be utilized to capability sooner or later and structural issues might be remedied. “Even if employees brought in ten percent of their pay, that would not be enough to cover the losses caused by poor management decisions in the past,” mentioned Benner.

Lower Saxony’s economics minister criticizes company administration

With regard to VW’s dividend coverage, she warned that it should match the general scenario. Benner rejects a reimbursement of dividends from main shareholders: “I think it’s difficult, both legally and morally. We need people who believe in a company and invest in it. I think that in good times money will flow back to these investors for legitimate.”

In September, Europe’s largest automobile producer terminated the employment safety scheme that had been in place for greater than 30 years and had beforehand excluded redundancies for operational causes. The closure of total crops is now not dominated out. In the present collective bargaining settlement with IG Metall, VW can be demanding a flat-rate wage minimize of ten %.

Lower Saxony’s Economics Minister Olaf Lies (SPD) criticized the actions of the corporate’s administration due to the termination of job safety. “Something like this shakes the foundations of internal peace at Volkswagen. I’m not naive, we need changes at Volkswagen too. But with this very offensive approach, a lot of trust has been broken,” mentioned Lies der Neuen Osnabrücker Zeitung on Saturday. “I see that critically. It now has to be painstakingly rebuilt.”

Of the ten German VW crops, six are in Lower Saxony, together with the principle plant in Wolfsburg with greater than 60,000 staff. The state of Lower Saxony holds 20 % of the voting rights in VW and has a blocking minority in opposition to vital selections.