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Manufacturing Manufacture For Transport Equipment Manufacture Of Motor Vehicles, Trailers And Semi-Trailers 29.1 - Manufacture of motor vehicles
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
27 April 2018
Employment effect (start)
27 April 2018
Foreseen end date
28 April 2018
Description
The German vehicle manufacturer Daimler has announced it will offer 100 temporary workers at its truck production plant in Wörth permanent contracts. This increases the number of permanent employees at Wörth to 10,450. This is the first time in four years that Daimler offers temporary workers permanent contracts.
As of April 2018, Daimler employs 173,880 people in Germany. Worldwide, Daimler's workforce counts 294,029 people.
Sources
27 April 2018: Die Rheinpfalz (online)
28 April 2018: Die Rheinpfalz (online)
Citation
Eurofound (2018), Daimler, Business expansion in Germany, factsheet number 93983, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/93983.
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