It is the first numbered decision concerning the staff reduction at Airbus Germany. The contracts of 1000 temporary workers, out of the 7300 temporary workers employed by Airbus Germany, will not be renewed. For the 22 000 permanent workers, Airbus Germany should use the "Siduflex" program to limit the number of job cuts. (Ref 061038)
How to lighten labor costs without laying off the employees the firm will need for the production of the A380 in 2008? This is the problem Airbus is confronted to. Theoretically, only one A380 must be delivered next year. Until the A380’s production problems are solved, the aircraft manufacturer will therefore have too many staff. About 2800 regular jobs, in most cases in production, are directly involved: « We want to study all the possibilities to limit the number of job cuts», said Johann Da
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