Skoda to cut 2 percent of administration jobs in 2021

Volkswagen’s Skoda Auto intends to cut 2% of administrative jobs in the Czech Republic this year by not replacing staff who leave rather than through redundancies, the country’s largest automaker said on Thursday.

Skoda, the Czech Republic’s biggest exporter, has hired around 42,000 people worldwide. While most of these staff are employed regionally, the automaker has not given details on the local workforce or how many positions are administrative.

CTK news agency estimated the number of Skoda workers in the Czech Republic to be 34,000.

Earlier on Thursday, unions at the automaker said that the company planned to decrease “indirect” staff – meaning those not involved in actual production – by 5% each year over the period of three years ending in 2023.