One year after the end: How are the Wintershall employees in Kassel?

One year after the end: How are the Wintershall employees in Kassel?

A striking chapter closes for the Kassel oil and gas company Wintershall Dea. A year ago, the company's radical handling was announced, a decision that put many of the approximately 500 employees in mourning when they learned about the upcoming closure. On December 21, 2023, it was officially announced that the department in Kassel will be sold to the British company Harbor Energy, such as HNA reported . Since then, the consequences for the workforce and the infrastructure have been dramatic: by January 1, 2025, the number of remaining employees in Kassel will decrease to around 200, while most of the more than 300 employees in Hamburg will also lose their jobs. Only 30 people should continue to work at the Kassel location.

last days in Kassel

After the sale, the remaining employees are primarily entrusted with transitional services for Harbor Energy. This will probably employ the remaining employees until 2026 if a small core organization is to be established. This development is a bitter disappointment for many, such as Hessenschau reported , since the closure not only presents the affected employees, but rather, but The future of the Wintershall kindergartens in the region also makes uncertain.

The two company -owned daycare centers, which are to continue until August 2025, were handed over to the city of Kassel, which offers a little ray of hope, but does not change the big picture. While Wintershall Dea has been an important employer and sponsor of cultural and social projects for decades, the current perspectives look bleak. From 2025, support for regional cultural projects will be significantly reduced, which triggers concern for many in the community.