The Volkswagen Union has another trouble: the board of directors should also lay off staff

The German News Agency reported on January 10 that the chairman of the Volkswagen Labor Union, Bernard Ostrow, said that if the Volkswagen Group wants to continue to control expenses, it must streamline the management of the group, and layoffs cannot be done at the employee level alone.

'More efficiency is always good, but the question is how can we be more efficient?' The president of the Volkswagen Union, Bernd Osterloh, said that Diss’ streamlining plan The main idea is correct, but there are still many aspects to be discussed in terms of implementation.

It is reported that Volkswagen CEO Diss has previously announced that it will further streamline expenditures and reduce fixed expenditures by 5% in the next three years. The specific plan will be completed in the first quarter of this year. In this regard, Bernard Ostrow said that the Volkswagen Union understands the simplification goals of the Volkswagen’s senior management, but the premise is that its senior management’s streamlining plan must conform to the current business plan, rather than blindly pursuing speed and Layoffs.

Volkswagen currently has its own advantages in Ru0026D, procurement and production. 'It is not difficult to develop an excellent model. The difficulty is that it can be smooth and excellent in production and sales. Models are being developed. During the period, the follow-up production issues must be considered.' Bernard Ostrow said frankly that unions cannot accept a one-size-fits-all approach to speed or layoffs.

If Volkswagen's board of directors wants to lay off staff, it must streamline the group structure. Bernard Ostrow said that the salaries of Volkswagen board members need to be reformed. In addition to being linked to the company’s performance, it is also necessary to include the group’s environmental goals, social security, and management effectiveness. It is expected that a vote will be taken at the next general meeting of shareholders. .

'The Volkswagen board of directors once incorporated these considerations into the executive salary system, but eventually abolished the system.' He said bluntly: 'This surprised me and was very angry. If we can improve the existing We could have done better with the policies and systems in place.'

At the same time, he also added: 'How companies can be environmentally friendly, take care of employees, pay attention to factories and the local economy, these are all part of the competitiveness of the company, and will affect the choices of consumers.'

Bernard Ostrow revealed that Volkswagen should improve electric vehicle technology, especially battery technology. Compared with Tesla, Volkswagen has many more electric vehicles. However, “consumers value the power of electric vehicles, especially the mileage and convenience of charging.” This is between how many vehicles have electric versions. No relationship.

Speaking of Volkswagen’s newly established software department, Bernard Ostrow said: “It should have been established long ago. Creative people consider the development of the public in the next five years in the IT field.'