VW Ditches Decades-Old Job Protections In Germany, Sets Stage For 2025 Layoffs

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VW Ditches Decades-Old Job Protections In Germany, Sets Stage For 2025 Layoffs
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The VW passenger car brand needs to achieve €10 billion in cost savings by 2026

From mid-next year, VW can enforce layoffs at German plants despite previous agreements. Previous labor deals protected German jobs until 2029, but those guarantees are ending. The company warned of potential factory closures in Germany , alarming union officials. Volkswagen is scrapping several labor agreements it had at six German plants guaranteeing jobs until 2029, paving the way for potential layoffs in the automaker’s home market.

“We must enable Volkswagen AG to reduce costs in Germany to a competitive level in order to invest in new technologies and new products with our own resources,” VW Labor Director Gunnar Kilian said. To ease some concerns among workers, the company has offered to bring forward wage negotiations from mid-to-late October to this month instead.

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