According to media reports, 3,000 jobs are at risk at Tesla in Grünheide. Now the company is speaking out and mentioning a different magnitude of job cuts.
According to media information, 3,000 jobs in Grünheide (Oder-Spree) will be affected by a planned global job cut at the US electric car manufacturer Tesla. This number “has no basis whatsoever,” the company announced on Tuesday. Elon Musk announced global job cuts of 10 percent in an internal email. “We are examining this measure and will pursue it for the Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg against the background of all labor law and co-determination requirements, including the works council,” said Tesla.
Tesla wants to cut jobs worldwide – including in Grünheide
Weak sales figures are apparently forcing the Tesla Group to take cost-cutting measures: one in ten jobs worldwide will be eliminated, as CEO Musk announced in a letter to the workforce. In Grünheide the effects are unclear.more
Extent still unclear
rbb research in corporate circles had already revealed on Monday that the extent of the job cuts in Grünheide would obviously be significantly lower. Insiders said they assume that less than ten percent of the approximately 12,500 employees were affected.
According to rbb information, the exact extent is still unclear. Brandenburg’s Economics Minister Steinbach said he was in contact with Tesla and expected far fewer than 3,000 jobs to be lost.
The works council and union have not received any information
Both members of the works council and IG Metall explained to rbb that there was no information about job cuts in the Tesla works council in Grünheide. “So far there are a lot of rumors and a declaration of intent from the company headquarters,” said IG Metall district manager Dirk Schulze to rbb. “It is the legal duty of management not only to inform the works council comprehensively, but also to advise them on how employment can be secured.”
The Frankfurt (Oder) employment agency also currently has no information about planned job cuts. She would have to be informed by the company just like the works council.
The population is divided on the issue of the growth of the Tesla factory in Grünheide
47 percent of Brandenburgers would like further growth by the US electric car manufacturer at its only European location – but the proportion of those who are against further expansion is almost as high.more
Weak sales figures in the first quarter
So far, the company has stated several times that the workforce in Grünheide should be increased to 22,500 employees. On Monday evening were on the company’s website There are still numerous open positions advertised [tesla.com]. In addition, Tesla recently announced an expansion of the Grünheide location. That’s what the company wants Build your own freight station and the production of the 500,000 electric cars currently targeted double to one million per year.
Musk therefore also wants to reduce costs and increase productivity in every area of the company. The electric car manufacturer is currently having problems selling its cars worldwide. According to media reports, the job cuts could be a reaction to Tesla’s weak sales figures be. These fell by more than eight percent in the first quarter compared to the previous year.
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