Boris Rhein visits Amazon: Millions of investment for Bad Hersfeld!
Boris Rhein visits Amazon: Millions of investment for Bad Hersfeld!
In a spectacular visit to Amazon in Bad Hersfeld, Hesse's Prime Minister Boris Rhein focused on the future of the FRA3 logistics center on Wednesday. The online giant plans to invest a three-digit million amount in the modernization of its processes in order to make the location fit for the future. Location manager Marcel Biedenbach revealed that the integration of transport robots should make the work of the 1850 employees facilitate by reducing walking paths and increasing efficiency."We are happy to have a global player like Amazon in Bad Hersfeld," emphasized Rhein, emphasizing the importance of the high investments for location security. The workforce is enthusiastic about the plans, which are expected to start in late summer 2025 and will last until autumn 2027. Amazon assures that the modernization process will not be connected to layoffs because the robots have to be operated, which could create new, qualified jobs.
incisions and changes
Despite the positive news, there are also dark sides: Amazon plans to adopt around 200 employees by volunteer programs and severance payments from the company by the end of the year. In addition, the return department, which employs around 100 people, is closed, closed and centralized. These measures raise questions about the future workplace situation, even if the company emphasizes that the transformation should not lead to direct layoffs.
The visit of Prime Minister Rhein comes at a time when the focus is already on the location: unions protested on Black Friday against working conditions and demanded a collective agreement. Amazon defends itself with a reference to fair wages, whereby the entry -level wage in Germany is 15 euros. Developments in Bad Hersfeld are a strong sign of the dynamics and the challenges that shape the modern logistics industry.
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| Ort | Bad Hersfeld, Deutschland |