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VW-Kassel: 380 employees in fear – IG Metall demands permanent employment!
In Baunatal, 380 temporary VW employees are worried about their jobs. IG Metall demands permanent contracts and a job guarantee.
VW-Kassel: 380 employees in fear – IG Metall demands permanent employment!
The current situation at the Kassel plant does not shed a good light on Volkswagen's personnel policy. 380 temporary employees there are worried about their jobs. The situation is particularly dramatic because 700 contracts for temporary workers recently expired. Works council boss Carsten Büchling warns that the fixed-term contracts could also be at risk until December 2025. It seems all the more important that IG Metall and the works council are vehemently demanding that these contracts be terminated immediately HNA reported.
The affected employees have been working in Kassel for six years - initially through temporary work, later with the help of fixed-term contracts. IG Metall sees good opportunities for follow-up contracts as the order situation at the location is promising. To support these demands, the unions are launching a signature campaign. In addition, IG Metall Nordhessen offers union legal protection for the affected members.
Path length for permanent contracts
In a much-discussed collective bargaining dispute, an agreement was reached at the end of 2024 that provides for the reduction of 35,000 jobs by 2030. What is particularly worrying is that the job guarantee until 2030 only applies to permanent permanent employees. There have already been the first warning strikes at the Kassel plant, and VW management has announced a statement.
However, the Volkswagen main plant in Wolfsburg offers a positive example for temporary employees. There, around 370 former temporary employees were given permanent positions due to an identified error in the contract structure. Many of these employees are currently on remaining vacation as their contracts were originally scheduled to end before Easter. Volkswagen plans to contact those affected shortly after their vacation. How out IG Metall Wolfsburg As can be seen, the takeover of the 370 employees is a relief, as no employees from other locations have to be sent to Wolfsburg.
The situation makes it clear how important the stability of employment relationships is in industry. Employees caught between hope and fear for a secure future should become the focus of both company management and politics. IG Metall is calling for employment contracts to be clarified quickly, while the order situation for models such as the Golf and Tiguan in Wolfsburg is being closely monitored in order to ensure that production continues to be successful.