In view of the surprisingly good cash situation at VW, the works council is now calling for a bonus for employees covered by collective agreements. Head of the Works Council Daniela Cavallo justified the move with the six billion euros by which Volkswagen had recently adjusted its cash flow upwards. "If everyone together has now delivered such a good performance in terms of cost discipline," said Cavallo in a special edition of the Works Council newspaper "Mitbestimmen", which was obtained by dpa, "a recognition bonus is only fair. We demand this for all in-house employees - including those in Saxony."
From zero to six billion
Cavallo initially left open how high the bonus could be. Whether the proposal would succeed at all and if so, how much, would now have to be negotiated with the Executive Board. According to the information provided, a water mark could be reached at the next works meeting at the main plant on March 4. VW has more than 120,000 employees at its plants in Lower Saxony, Hesse and Saxony.
VW had surprisingly announced on January 21 that the cash flow in 2025 had turned out to be significantly better than previously assumed. Instead of the previously targeted zero euros, it is now six billion euros. CFO Arno Antlitz spoke of a "result of intensive cost work in the areas of upfront expenditure - i.e. in development and investments - as well as in the management of our inventories".
