Mercedes Compares the Cost of a Working Hour in Cugir with that in Germany: Difference Reaches 81.7%. What Decision Could the Company Make
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Mercedes is trying to reduce labour costs in Germany, and the company's management has used comparisons with other production units to show employees the differences in competitiveness.
The calculation of costs at Mercedes: Work in Romania, with 81% cheaper per hour than in Germany / The car giant threatens to relocate to East Mercedes showed them clearly to German employees why local production is much more expensive than that in Eastern Europe. The car builder presented precise calculations, offering as an example the big differences [...]
Romania has reached a negotiating argument in the dispute between Mercedes-Benz and its employees in Germany.
An internal comparison made by Mercedes shows a huge difference between the production costs in Germany and those in Romania. For an hour of work at the Cugir factory, the company indicates a cost of 81.7% lower than at its factories in Germany, writes Merkur.de.
Mercedes considers that, in Romania, in Cugir, the cost of labour is 81.7% lower per hour than the plants in Germany, according to an internal presentation of the company quoted by WirtschaftsWoche....
Mercedes shows its employees the major cost differences from Eastern Europe. Under these conditions, it increases the fear of extending the work programme or even closing the factory.
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