29 employees of the automotive supplier Segula Automotive failed with their lawsuits before the labor court in Darmstadt to be able to return to the car manufacturer Opel.
Less than two years ago, 700 Opel employees were transferred to Segula as part of the partial sale of the development center in Rüsselsheim and the test track in Rodgau-Dudenhofen.
Last September, the 29 employees then filed lawsuits against it.
Thorsten Winter
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This Thursday, the seventh chamber of the Labor Court dismissed all lawsuits aimed at establishing an employment relationship with Opel or for continued employment by Opel.
This was announced by the director of the court of the FAZ.
The employees had therefore objected to the transfer of operations from Opel to Segula, but only in 2020, i.e. after the partial sale.
It remains to be seen whether they will go to the regional labor court.
Opel partner cuts jobs
Shortly after the start of operations under Segula, the management of the French-owned supplier announced an increased need for personnel and hired dozens of other employees. In mid-August, however, the then managing director Martin Lange surprisingly announced via a video message on YouTube that the strategic Opel partner was lacking work for around 300 employees. The short-time work that has been running since April will not be sufficient to compensate for this deficiency. As a result, the 29 employees turned to the court.
Unlike the 29 plaintiffs, almost two dozen colleagues objected to the transfer of operations announced by Opel. They then got the notice from the car manufacturer. 17 of them again successfully defended their dismissal at the Darmstadt Labor Court and the Regional Labor Court. Meanwhile, Segula is also downsizing under new management.