The management at Tesla's German Gigafactory is increasing pressure on its employees amid an exceptionally high rate of absenteeism. It is doing so with the support of 'Faction 23', a majority alliance of staff representatives within the works council. A new company agreement allows for retroactive deductions of up to three years of wages for questionable sick leave. The IG Metall union is contesting this.
At the Tesla factory in Grünheide, near Berlin, the conflict between management and unionised employees is intensifying once again. During the summer, company management reorganised work processes and working hours in such a way that break times were reduced, without communicating the change properly, something it has acknowledged. To thank employees for their supposed understanding of the measures, the company’s management then distributed 10,000 cereal bars on the suggestion of ‘Faction...
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Thomas Schnee
Freelance