Trade union and works council
Siemens should not shrink any further
IG Metall and the Siemens General Works Council want the Munich-based company to invest more in domestic production and at least maintain the number of employees in Germany.
The company must retain a certain size in Germany, agreed Jürgen Kerner, General Treasurer of IG Metall and member of the Siemens Supervisory Board, and Birgit Steinborn, Chairwoman of the General Works Council, on Tuesday evening. "This will not be a sure-fire success," said Kerner. They will have to wrestle with the Managing Board to ensure that the number of employees remains the same or "goes up a notch".
At the moment, there are "thousands of job advertisements from Siemens", said Steinborn. She was not at all familiar with this. Previously, it was only ever about downsizing and now highly qualified personnel are being desperately sought. Basically, she sees Siemens' chances as good: they offer good working conditions and opportunities to develop.
Kerner also emphasized: "Siemens will never become a pure software company." The company also needs hardware. Being represented in both worlds is one of the Munich-based company's key strengths because it helps them to understand what companies need. "The pure software companies want to be in the machine room of industry," said Kerner. But Siemens is already there thanks to its hardware products. The company should therefore not only keep its share of hardware stable, but also invest in new products and production - or "perhaps even buy one or two smart hardware companies".
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