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The Group Volkswagen generated 28.000 new places of work in 2011
27/01/2012
27 January 2012
In the last year the Group Volkswagen has expanded his staff in 100.000 workers. This growth is the result of the integration of new companies and of the creation of 28.000 new places of work all over the world. To finals of the month of November, the Group explained already with 500.000 workers, including more than 12.000 employees in practices.
“A year more, Volkswagen is an important generator of employment", it signalled Horst Neumann, member of the Council of Steering and responsible of Human Resources of Volkswagen. “Our vehicles generate enthusiasm between our customers. We are creating employment, doing important investments in the learning of the new workers and, in definite, ensuring the future of the Group”.
Of the 28.000 new places created in 2011 by the Group, 7.000 have been generated in Germany, 11.000 in the rest of Europe and 10.000 out of the European continent, especially in China, India and EE UU. These new incorporations included so much to personnel experienced like young students recently graduated or graduates that finish to access to the labour market.
Neumann Has stood out that “Volkswagen offers to the youngsters the opportunity to go in to form part of a company with important perspectives of professional development”. In total, Volkswagen has hired in 2011 to 11.000 graduated and aprendices, 5.600 of them in Germany.
In addition to the growth experienced by the new contractings, the Group also has grown thanks to the integration of new companies. Porsche Holding Salzburg, with a staff of 20.000 employees, forms part of the Group from 1 March; and MAN, that has 50.000 workers, incorporated to the company on 9 November.
To finals of the month of November of 2011, only in Germany the Group Volkswagen employed to 220.000 workers (to finals of 2010 this figure was of 181.000 people) whereas the total staff of the Group reached the 500.000 workers (399.000 in 2010).
