In ten years, there will be 37% of employees working for the German car manufacturer will be over 50, as opposed to 14% today. To face this demographic challenge, BMW launched a pilot project in its Dingolfing factory, which simulates the group's age structure in 2017. For now, BMW's evaluation of this experience is rather positive. (Ref. 080305)
“We know today what will be our staff’s age structure in ten years. Our employees will be 47 in average as opposed to 40 today. We have to get ready for this development to remain competitive against countries with a high birth-rate, such as the United States, India or South America” a spokesman for the car manufacturer told Planet Labor. To that end, BMW put in the axle assembly team of Dingolfing’s factory 36 employees whose average age – 47 years old – is exactly that which the entire staff
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