in Germany Tesla Gigafactoryy takes a different approach, as absenteeism due to illness is three times higher than the sector average. Executives, to check whether employees are actually ill He started making home visits. However, this practice is not well received among employees.

throughout Germany in 2023 absenteeism rate While the average was 6.1%, in the automotive industry this percentage was 5.2%. But TeslaAt the Gigafactory in Berlin, this percentage rose to 17% in August and in September it was around 11%. This high percentage causes managers to initially react angrily threats of dismissal It made him swing. Plant manager André Thierig said: Some employees don’t want to come to work He stated that he had to fulfill the obligations of others.

Will Tesla managers who knock on employees’ doors be able to reduce absenteeism?

Initially, management offered a reward of €1,000 to employees who showed more than 95% absenteeism. However, when this method proved not to be effective enough, Thierig and Human Resources manager Erik Demmler decided to do so anyway tend to make home visits. Managers who went door to door to check whether employees were actually sick heard this situation described by employees as “dishonorable.”

Union representative Dirk Schulze from IG Metall absenteeism due to heavy workload He stated that this has increased and increased the pressure on other employees. Schulze emphasized that if factory management really wants to reduce sick leave, they must break the current vicious circle. How Tesla will solve these problems is eagerly awaited.