Pressure on employees: TCG Unitech threatens jobs with wage cuts!

Pressure on employees: TCG Unitech threatens jobs with wage cuts!

Things are boiling in Upper Austria! The automotive supplier TCG Unitech is at the center of a scandalous dispute over wage cuts and threatened dismissals. According to managing director Thomas Schmalzer, around 882 of the more than 1,000 employees were registered with the AMS early warning system, which raises major concerns about job security. Despite these alarming figures, Schmalzer emphasizes that the company does not want to announce any layoffs. However, the workforce is confronted with a difficult ultimatum: voluntary wage sacrifice or termination of employment. This methodology has met with strong criticism Small newspaper reports that the agreed salary increase of 4.8 percent will not be paid.

Discontent among employees

The PRO-GE union is upset about TCG Unitech's actions and has sharply criticized the company's management. Reinhold Binder, the federal chairman, described the threat of job losses combined with pressure to reduce wages as “last class”. Binder accused the company management of using methods similar to wage theft to endanger not only the company's ability to work but also its reputation. He also calls for a social plan in cooperation with the works council to end the disrespectful treatment of employees APA OTS highlights. This turbulent situation could not only damage the company's image, but also serve as an example for similar practices in other companies.

The current debate about wages and job security in companies shows the precarious conditions from which employees suffer. The threat of layoffs and pressure to cut salaries raise serious questions, particularly whether such scams could become the new standard in the industry. TCG Unitech now urgently needs to find a way to reassure its workforce and find a solution that respects both the company's and workers' interests in order to restore peace and trust within the workforce.