03.21.19
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany announced that the company management and the Joint Works Council have signed a comprehensive agreement applicable to the Darmstadt site.
Merck KGaA will invest a total of €1 billion until 2025.
“We believe in the tremendous potential of the Darmstadt site. There is no other Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany site in the world that has so much expertise combined at one location. With our investment commitment, we are permitting additional growth and are creating employment perspectives for tomorrow and beyond,” said Kai Beckmann, CEO Performance Materials and Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, Executive Board member responsible for the Darmstadt site.
Back in 2015, the company had stated that it would invest a total of € 1 billion at its global headquarters in the following five-year period.
“Our aim is to do the right things today in order to ensure that we remain successful as a company tomorrow. Together with the employee representatives, we want to support the changes in our three business sectors here at the Darmstadt site in the best possible way,” Beckmann said.
The company management and employee representatives have likewise agreed to extend the employment guarantee until the end of 2025.
“We conducted intensive negotiations and in some cases had strong debates. Ultimately, with the site agreement, we achieved a good outcome that benefits employees and sustainably strengthen the future viability of the site,” said Michael Fletterich, chairman of the Works Council of Merck KGaA.
Merck KGaA is currently holding talks about the possible construction of a new membrane plant in Darmstadt. Membranes are used, among other things, in various types of filters, for instance in biopharmaceutical production. Moreover, the company plans to construct a new Vocational and Advanced Training Center at the site. Merck KGaA currently has more than 500 apprentices in 22 vocational training occupations.
The agreement on the future of the Darmstadt site is applicable until the end of 2025 for the roughly 11,000 employees in Darmstadt, Weiterstadt and Gernsheim. It also encompasses the commitments on qualification and advanced training, for instance, a new internal job placement office. Moreover, the company management and employee representatives have agreed to a voluntary leave program and a bridge model for an early transition to retirement.
Merck KGaA will invest a total of €1 billion until 2025.
“We believe in the tremendous potential of the Darmstadt site. There is no other Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany site in the world that has so much expertise combined at one location. With our investment commitment, we are permitting additional growth and are creating employment perspectives for tomorrow and beyond,” said Kai Beckmann, CEO Performance Materials and Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, Executive Board member responsible for the Darmstadt site.
Back in 2015, the company had stated that it would invest a total of € 1 billion at its global headquarters in the following five-year period.
“Our aim is to do the right things today in order to ensure that we remain successful as a company tomorrow. Together with the employee representatives, we want to support the changes in our three business sectors here at the Darmstadt site in the best possible way,” Beckmann said.
The company management and employee representatives have likewise agreed to extend the employment guarantee until the end of 2025.
“We conducted intensive negotiations and in some cases had strong debates. Ultimately, with the site agreement, we achieved a good outcome that benefits employees and sustainably strengthen the future viability of the site,” said Michael Fletterich, chairman of the Works Council of Merck KGaA.
Merck KGaA is currently holding talks about the possible construction of a new membrane plant in Darmstadt. Membranes are used, among other things, in various types of filters, for instance in biopharmaceutical production. Moreover, the company plans to construct a new Vocational and Advanced Training Center at the site. Merck KGaA currently has more than 500 apprentices in 22 vocational training occupations.
The agreement on the future of the Darmstadt site is applicable until the end of 2025 for the roughly 11,000 employees in Darmstadt, Weiterstadt and Gernsheim. It also encompasses the commitments on qualification and advanced training, for instance, a new internal job placement office. Moreover, the company management and employee representatives have agreed to a voluntary leave program and a bridge model for an early transition to retirement.
