Despite being under intense pressure ever since the Dieselgate scandal broke last year, Volkswagen employees covered by the collective bargaining agreement, are still expected to receive a bonus for fiscal year 2015.
The bonus amount of €3,950 (RM18,032) is a gross figure that each VW employee will receive with an advance amounting to €1,545 (RM7,053) gross already paid at the end of last November. However the total amount is still €1,945 (RM8,879) less than what the employees got in 2014 which is €5,900 (RM26,934).
If the sales trend for the brand remains unchanged this year, the extra payment in 2017 could be even smaller, as worldwide deliveries of Volkswagen Passenger Cars were down by 3.9% in April, compared to the same month in 2015. Still, sales of Volkswagen Group in the first four months of the year are up by 0.6%, as all other brands, Audi, Skoda, Seat, Porsche, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, MAN, and Scania, are reporting increased sales.
Volkswagen Board Member for Human Resources, Dr. Karlheinz Blessing, said, “Volkswagen employees produced a very good team performance last year despite the difficult situation. Their strong commitment deserves to be acknowledged and is now being recognized in the form of this profit share, which is also a clear signal that the Board of Management and the Works Council will tackle the difficult challenges together.”
The General Works Council Chairman, Bernd Osterloh, commented, “Employees at our plants worked under high pressure last year. The situation was characterized by special shifts and overtime. Our employees demonstrated their firm commitment to the company, even in difficult times. That is why the Board of Management and the Works Council are convinced that they deserve this profit share. As expected, Matthias Müller proved to be a fair negotiating partner.”
