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    The Munich-based chemical company announced that company management and employee representatives have agreed on a framework for the planned job cutbacks. 
     
    In this regard, some 1,000 jobs in total will go to Germany by the end of 2022. 
     
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    The layoffs in Germany are to be implemented exclusively with socially responsible and voluntary measures. These include retirement, phased retirement or severance agreements. The recently reached agreement excludes forced layoffs.
     
    Moreover, it was decided that qualified trainees will continue to be taken over. 
     
    The company is thereby making an important contribution toward offering young people an attractive career perspective after they have completed their training. This policy also secures WACKER’s access to well-qualified young professionals in the future.
     
    The company confirmed that by reducing non-personnel costs and the scope of internal services and slimming down the organization, it will achieve its annual savings goal of €250 million by the end of 2022. 
     
    Half the total amount is accounted for by non-personnel costs and the other half by personnel costs. WACKER is expecting non-personnel-cost savings of over €50 million this year. 
     
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    “The main purpose of 'Shape the Future' is to support the company’s profitable growth by keeping WACKER’s organization aligned with customers’ needs and requirements,” said CEO Rudolf Staudigl. “In both our polysilicon business and our chemical divisions, we are preparing ourselves for a harsher competitive environment. We not only want to achieve significant cost-savings but also to decisively strengthen WACKER for tomorrow’s challenges and secure a long-term competitive edge."
     
    “With the agreements, we have just concluded, we have created the framework that will enable us to go ahead quickly with the implementation phase of the planned organizational changes. Together with the employee council, we will now work out the personnel measures in detail,” added Executive Board member Christian Hartel. “We are very satisfied that we have succeeded in achieving our goals with good and fair solutions with this agreement."
     
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