Temporary jobs at Porsche come to an end

Main plant Stuttgart - Temporary jobs at Porsche come to an end

At Porsche's main plant in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen, many temporary employees in production will have to look for a new job in the coming months. Head of the Works Council Harald Buck told the German Press Agency: "In the coming year, around 600 fixed-term employment contracts that cannot be extended again will gradually expire." Talks are currently being held with the company management to see whether some of the colleagues could be taken on permanently. "However, it is becoming clear that not all of them can be taken on permanently. The first employment contracts will end in January."

A spokesperson for the company said that a temporary employment contract could be an opportunity to obtain a permanent position at Porsche. Porsche AG has almost doubled its workforce over the past ten years to 24,700 employees. This includes 2,400 employees on temporary contracts.

"Demographic developments in recent years have led to numerous colleagues leaving the company, for example through partial retirement." As a result, a disproportionate number of colleagues have been taken on as permanent employees. In 2021, 2022 and 2023, there were a total of 1,255 temporary employees, including 1,115 in production alone, the company added. "In the meantime, we have reached a steady state again, so that fixed-term contracts will expire on a larger scale in 2024."

"We don't have any temporary workers in production, only fixed-term employees," continued works council member Buck. They receive the collectively agreed and company benefits that temporary workers would not receive.

The site in the greater Stuttgart area will be secured until mid-2030, Buck said. According to him, considerable investments are being made in the main plant. "The body shop is currently being expanded and additional logistics space is also being created." The new Boxster with electric drive will be assembled in Zuffenhausen in future. The last Boxsters with combustion engines have just rolled off the production line at the VW plant in Osnabrück.

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1. Despite the expiration of around 600 temporary contracts at Porsche's Works Council in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen, discussions are ongoing with the management to potentially offer some temporary employees permanent positions.
2. Porsche AG, based in Baden-Württemberg, has seen its workforce grow from 12,000 employees a decade ago to 24,700 today, with around 2,400 of those on temporary contracts, primarily in vehicle construction.
3. The Zuffenhausen plant, the main production site for Porsche in Stuttgart, is undergoing significant expansion, including the expansion of the body shop and the creation of additional logistics space.
4. In response to demographic changes, where many employees are retiring, Porsche has seen an increase in permanent employees over the past few years, leading to a larger number of temporary contracts expiring in 2024.
5. According to Harald Buck, the Works Council member from Porsche's Zuffenhausen site, the company does not employ temporary workers in production, but rather offers fixed-term contracts with benefits comparable to permanent employees.

Source: www.stern.de