DaimlerChrysler is looking for managers willing to leave the company in exchange for a payment, according to the Financial Times.
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Dieter Zetsche, reportedly said recently that 6,000 management jobs throughout the company would need to be cut in order to make the automaker more streamlined and efficient. The company currently employs around 30,000 managers in total but it is not yet known how much compensation managers will be offered, although the programme is expected to be based on the regulations for compensation for workers, according to the report.
DaimlerChrysler is planning to cut 8,500 jobs in production in its Mercedes division, the paper added. But it noted that, unlike Mercedes workers, managers have no employment pact so redundancies are possible.
