Home » Industrial relations » National industrial relations » Germany: Alstom employees request job security at European level Germany: Alstom employees request job security at European level Using flexibility. Walkouts, demonstrations, general meetings of the staff… in 12 Alstom sites in Germany (Bammental, Berlin, Bexbach, Düsseldorf, Kassel, Mainz-Kastel, Mannheim, Mönchengladbach, Neumark, Salzgitter, Stendal and Stuttgart) expressed, on Tuesday, November 2nd, their anger towards the staff cutting measures envisaged by the French group. In early October, the latter announced that it intended to cut about 4,000 jobs in its Energy branch worldwide. According to the IG-Metall, 589 are at risk in Germany, 474 of which in Mannheim, which currently employs nearly 2,300 people. Alstom’s German WCs and the IG-Metall say that these job cuts won’t help the group get back on its feet. On the contrary, they will weaken it and bring competitiveness down. Consequently, the WCs and the IG-Metall called on the management to use the flexibility tools provided for by collective agreements and the law (such as short-time working, gradual early retirement, qualification measures or working time cuts), to adjust production without laying off. Besides, the staff representatives urged the French group to “replace its strict and centralized management structure with local units capable to react.” They think the latter should be able to make “their own decisions” and to “find creative and independent ways to answer the customers’ specific needs” in different countries. Through . Published on 03 November 2010 à 13h28 - Update on 03 November 2010 à 13h28 Resources exibility tools provided for by collective agreements and the law (such as short-time working, gradual early retirement, qualification measures or working time cuts), to adjust production without laying off. … Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst name Last name Organization Function email* Object of the message Your messagePhoneThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Les dernières publications Supporting parenthood in the workplace: a win-win strategy Supporting employee carers: a CSR challenge Analyzes Les dernières publications Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels