Volkswagen of America Sorts out Employees, Sorts out Departments
As Volkswagen of America is getting ready for its headquarter transfer from Michigan to Virginia, officials are now in the process of sorting out the remaining unresolved labor and departmental issues.
Recent developments have revealed that the company’s emissions and environmental laboratory would be staying in Auburn Hills. This decision is then relative to a portion of the manpower issue, as environmental experts and technicians have now been included in the estimated list of 600 employees that are not leaving Michigan.
Volkswagen of America Spokesperson Steve Keyes has disclosed that the company is now in the process of notifying the 1,400 full-time and contractual employees of the fate of their respective jobs relative to the transfer. There are three diverging paths for the Volkswagen of America employees: there is the option to move with the company to its new headquarters, stay in the remaining Volkswagen divisions in Auburn Hills, or be eliminated totally from the company’s labor pool.
For the 400 positions that are intended for transfer to North Virginia, Volkswagen management is giving the concerned employees until December 14 to decide if they are still on board. On the other hand, for those that will be eliminated, Volkswagen is planning to inform the supposedly 400 employees involved of the actual date of elimination.
In line with those changes, Volkswagen of America new CEO has also disclosed that the company is still actively contemplating and pursuing plans for a new plant somewhere in North America. To date, Volkswagen still has no specific timetable for the said plant, but the logistics and purchasing actions for any new factory will be organized and handled by the remaining divisions in Auburn Hills.