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The recent turmoil in the factory Opel Rüsselsheim in recent weeks seems finally to an end after many meetings, Opel employees were informed Thursday how things will continue in the sale of Opel to the PSA umbrella French multinational automaker which includes Peugot and Citroen, has been the source of great concern, particularly regarding job cuts.
The council representatives workers sought to allay the concerns of employees, promising that co-determination right of German employees to participate in decisions taken by management will continue in the future owners we are pleased that we have been able to push through some key requirements, said Wolfgang Schäfer -Klug, head of the Opel works council at company headquarters in Rüsselsheim.
Yesterday the company and the workers' council, announced that in future all European subsidiaries Opel will be grouped under one roof Schäfer-Klug risked a biblical comparison, claiming that the new group Opel will be structured as an ark for this reason, Adam Opel AG, which contains most of the operations, will be transformed into a limited liability company After that, the parent company Opel Group must be integrated into the new company.
The level of co-determination of the company will be retained by the establishment of an agreement for employee participation, the council workers announced They also added that this agreement will be rewritten to the new company, they hoped to allay concerns PSA employees will be able to impose its will.
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Peugeot in helping to finance the purchase of financial subsidiary Opel, French bank BNP Paribas has also massively increased its customer base.
German politicians have been caught off guard by the talks of French carmaker PSA buy General Motors' European operations and aren t happy about it They know an agreement can put German jobs at risk.
German politicians from all parties welcomed the acquisition of Opel by the French group PSA, but want the agreement to look closely to ensure that the guarantees on employment and production are respected.
The German government, blindsided by the news that the French automaker PSA was in talks with U S General Motors to buy its European subsidiary, Opel insists automakers must bring the unions and workers' representatives in the negotiations.
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