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VW works council boss Daniela Cavallo: "A lot of people would like to go back to the office and not only see their colleagues via video conferences"
Photo: Kevin Nobs / VW Works Council / dpa
"Many find working from home good," said
Daniela Cavallo
(46) of the German Press Agency with a view to the carmaker's agreements to do as many tasks as possible from a distance outside of production. However, you can feel the limits: "A lot of people clearly say they would like to go back to the office and not only see their colleagues via video conferences, but finally have a direct exchange again. Conversely, flexible shift models would have to be used in production.
Cavallo, who only succeeded Bernd Osterloh at the head of the VW Group Works Council a few weeks ago, has also worked intensively on other personnel issues.
She believes that more needs to be done in promoting women to the top positions.
On May 1, Osterloh moved to the board of directors of the VW subsidiary Traton and is responsible for human resources at the Group's truck subsidiary.
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