Volkswagen Crisis Reaches ŠKoda Auto as Pay Freeze Looms Until 2030

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According to the KOVO trade union, the Volkswagen Group is demanding a wage freeze for Škoda Auto employees until 2030. The unions reject the demand, which they say also applies to other components of remuneration, including bonuses and premiums. At the same time, the carmaker's management admitted to employees for the first time that the situation is serious and may threaten the capacity utilization of the plants and employment in the future, t…

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Things have been lively in Mladá Boleslav in recent weeks. The largest Czech carmaker, Škoda Auto, is without a boss after the sudden announcement of Klaus Zellmer's departure. Martin Jahn, the only Czech on the brand's board of directors, left in early October to head sales and marketing at Volkswagen (VW) headquarters. Now, in addition,...

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Volkswagen wants to freeze wages for all its employees until 2030, and it should affect people at Škoda Auto too. But the unions in the Czech car company do not like that. Their chairman, Jaroslav Povšík, even threatened a strike if they even made layoffs in Germany. This is also being discussed in the restructuring process.

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According to the KOVO trade union, the Volkswagen Group is demanding a freeze on the wages of Škoda Auto employees until 2030. The unions are rejecting the demand, which they say also applies to other components of remuneration, including bonuses and premiums. According to the trade unionists, the management of the carmaker has also admitted to employees for the first time that...