Vodafone examines relocation of hundreds of places


Vodafone plans to move more jobs of Hesse in Dusseldorf. The company confirmed union information that are available for operations in Eschborn near Frankfurt, hundreds of jobs currently on trial.

In letters to employees and local politicians Vodafone has announced his intention to summarize important central functions such as personnel, legal and finance in the new company headquarters in Dusseldorf. Also operational areas such as marketing or technology that is investigating open-ended. "Currently, we are still in the analysis phase. We want to have completed in the coming weeks," said a Vodafone spokesman.

The Railway and Transport union EB feared a clearcut in Eschborn on the Frankfurt city limits. Ultimately, the entire former Arcor headquarters with 900 employees or is threatened with closure, insecure employees accordingly. Behind the review, staff reductions put in a big way.

The deputy chief ECG Klaus-Dieter Hommel said in a release of a "brutal corporate strategy," and announced opposition. Three months ago, were the employees of the landline business was still praised for good numbers and should now pay for poor Vodafone stores in Britain and southern Europe. Many workers would not join in the required move to Düsseldorf. There is currently having the Vodafone Group's new headquarters, "Vodafone Campus" building that will be purchased from December.

The Eschborn in 2008 came with the complete acquisition of the fixed-line provider Arcor to Vodafone. The acquired company had approximately 3,700 employees at that time and grew out of a former railway daughter, was that the railway workers' union EB for the representation of employees in charge.

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