Wave Of Enraged Dismissal Policy - SPD Calls For Changes In Company Law

Siemens, BMW, Henkel: Across all sectors, jobs are deleted, although the companies profits. The policy also gets increasingly in Rage - and calls for actions. The SPD proposes now, managers stock options zusammenzustreichen.

Berlin - BMW
will
8100 staff redundant. Henkel

3000 will remove bodies. And that, although the two companies gushing profits. Siemens
deletes worldwide
at least 3800. The policy unit, given the current wave of dismissals in increasingly Rage - and in zugzwang.

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BMW plant in Leipzig: Job clear cutting across all sectors

The SPD already prescht measures to how the demolition job at Germany's enterprises can reduce the pay of managers with stock options should be limited, calls Rainer Wend, the economic spokesman of the SPD. In addition, should be given to the speculation period for equities, and to extend voting rights for shareholders in the period to forge.
"We need incentives to reduce short-term speculation," said Wend the "Berliner Zeitung". It is problematic that companies übergingen always more, only at the next shareholders' meeting to orientate, rather than the medium and long term up.

Unions Group Vice-Michael Champion (CDU) said the "Berliner Zeitung", it is not understandable that the companies have complained shortage of skilled workers, but employees entließen. Long-term thinking if suitably qualified staff. The companies would have their communication strategy. "There is no place where both profits and announced layoffs," said Masters.

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