Amid a streak of absenteeism at its Grünheide, Brandenburg, factory in Germany, Tesla has reportedly withheld pay from its employees on medical leave. As reported by German newspaper Handelsblatt, the automaker sent mass letters to employees who have called in sick, which expressed doubts as to the veracity of their claims of illness or injury. Not only that, but Tesla also asked said employees to divulge their diagnoses and release their doctors from their “duty of confidentiality.” The Berlin-Brandenburg Gigafactory produces the company’s battery cells, as well as the Tesla Model Y.
elderrion on
Nice and illegal
evilcman on
They really think they can get away with anything.
Accomplished-Moose50 on
I’m sure this will end well for Tesla /s
Additional-Can9184 on
Tesla is about to find out what Unions are.
whocares_honestly on
Strike when💪 ?
Cool-Traffic-8357 on
Good, now see what happens.
capmilk on
Tesla is about to find out what laws are.
Heizard on
Seize musks factories, make our own EVs there. Put 250 trillion fine on his ass in EU – if he refuses to pay, declare him an international terrorist in Interpol across all EU countries. Done.
LexLuthorsFortyCakes on
Did they not learn anything from the Walmart-Germany debacle?
ArtemisJolt on
I hope the Labor Bureau fines them as much as possible
Common_Brick_8222 on
Looks like someone is gonna get sued.
wgszpieg on
Fine them into oblivion.
hooonse on
Get the popcorn, This will be hilarious. 😂
Firestorm0x0 on
Why are American companies so idiotic? This hasn’t worked out in Walmart’s favour in Germany 20 years ago, why should it now for Tesla?
Do they not ever learn? All this is, is a waste of money.
zenzabob on
They are about to discover that Europe has laws
MogwaiYT on
Why do American companies despise workers rights so much? It’s like sick leave and, heaven forbid, annual leave are alien concepts.
Don’t like European employment law? Tough fucking luck!
TheRandom6000 on
I’m certain they will push for US companies being under US labour law and not that of the respective countries they operate in.
Funny he just fires American staff without remorse or penalty. Then hires foreigners at 1/3 the cost while forcing them into 12-15hr work days.
DarlockAhe on
They are about to find out…
tundrabarone on
It will be an amusing situation to watch from a distance. Could the facility be shut down by the courts for labour law violations?
butwhywedothis on
Get Swasticar out of Germany.
And Europe.
There are enough alternative EV companies to buy cars from.
freshalien51 on
Well, I know Germans have labour laws and unions are very well respected, so looks like Musk is about to find out.
DDDX_cro on
doubtful. We Europeans have a very long tradition of labour laws that are extremely penalizing towards employers who voilate it. And paid sick leave has been around for a very long time.
paIeandpIump on
Germany has some of the strongest worker protections in the world, and Tesla still thought they could get away with this? Bold strategy, let’s see how that plays out.
OffOption on
Oooh that fucker is playing with union fire here.
Cant wait to see European tesla strikes spread like wildfire if this turns out to be true.
Knowing Elon being sad ay this very moment, is near unparralelled nourishment for the soul.
flipyflop9 on
Tesla still didn’t understand employees outside of USA have actual rights…
They’ll understand that soon.
Bertybassett99 on
That will help sales. “At Tesla we cherish our workers that much that we don’t pay them while they are on holiday”
katgyrl on
every day it becomes even more of a crying shame that Nikola’s name is forever associated with this wretched company.
Yonutz33 on
A simple doctors note should suffice. Oh I’m sure Tesla will be surprised to see that employees actually have rights
jezebel103 on
Why are American corporations so stupid as to open a business in Europe without doing any research on our very strict labour laws and try to treat us like their US-slave labour? Are they daft? Tesla is not the first (and probably not the last) one who’ll be burnt. Most European workers are very knowledgeable about their rights too.
Anyway, every time I read a story like this I thank heaven that I was not born in the USA.
Parkyguy on
I guess Elon doesn’t really want his giga-factory anymore. Germany doesn’t fk around when it comes to this type of crap. Unlike in America – laws have meaning.
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Amid a streak of absenteeism at its Grünheide, Brandenburg, factory in Germany, Tesla has reportedly withheld pay from its employees on medical leave. As reported by German newspaper Handelsblatt, the automaker sent mass letters to employees who have called in sick, which expressed doubts as to the veracity of their claims of illness or injury. Not only that, but Tesla also asked said employees to divulge their diagnoses and release their doctors from their “duty of confidentiality.” The Berlin-Brandenburg Gigafactory produces the company’s battery cells, as well as the Tesla Model Y.
Nice and illegal
They really think they can get away with anything.
I’m sure this will end well for Tesla /s
Tesla is about to find out what Unions are.
Strike when💪 ?
Good, now see what happens.
Tesla is about to find out what laws are.
Seize musks factories, make our own EVs there. Put 250 trillion fine on his ass in EU – if he refuses to pay, declare him an international terrorist in Interpol across all EU countries. Done.
Did they not learn anything from the Walmart-Germany debacle?
I hope the Labor Bureau fines them as much as possible
Looks like someone is gonna get sued.
Fine them into oblivion.
Get the popcorn, This will be hilarious. 😂
Why are American companies so idiotic? This hasn’t worked out in Walmart’s favour in Germany 20 years ago, why should it now for Tesla?
Do they not ever learn? All this is, is a waste of money.
They are about to discover that Europe has laws
Why do American companies despise workers rights so much? It’s like sick leave and, heaven forbid, annual leave are alien concepts.
Don’t like European employment law? Tough fucking luck!
I’m certain they will push for US companies being under US labour law and not that of the respective countries they operate in.
We have to stand firm!
E: A word
In Sweden, the factory never opened bc Tesla refused to follow national laws of labour in Sweden. [https://www.industriall-union.org/in-sweden-the-fight-against-tesla-continues](https://www.industriall-union.org/in-sweden-the-fight-against-tesla-continues)
Labour laws here we come.
Funny he just fires American staff without remorse or penalty. Then hires foreigners at 1/3 the cost while forcing them into 12-15hr work days.
They are about to find out…
It will be an amusing situation to watch from a distance. Could the facility be shut down by the courts for labour law violations?
Get Swasticar out of Germany.
And Europe.
There are enough alternative EV companies to buy cars from.
Well, I know Germans have labour laws and unions are very well respected, so looks like Musk is about to find out.
doubtful. We Europeans have a very long tradition of labour laws that are extremely penalizing towards employers who voilate it. And paid sick leave has been around for a very long time.
Germany has some of the strongest worker protections in the world, and Tesla still thought they could get away with this? Bold strategy, let’s see how that plays out.
Oooh that fucker is playing with union fire here.
Cant wait to see European tesla strikes spread like wildfire if this turns out to be true.
Knowing Elon being sad ay this very moment, is near unparralelled nourishment for the soul.
Tesla still didn’t understand employees outside of USA have actual rights…
They’ll understand that soon.
That will help sales. “At Tesla we cherish our workers that much that we don’t pay them while they are on holiday”
every day it becomes even more of a crying shame that Nikola’s name is forever associated with this wretched company.
A simple doctors note should suffice. Oh I’m sure Tesla will be surprised to see that employees actually have rights
Why are American corporations so stupid as to open a business in Europe without doing any research on our very strict labour laws and try to treat us like their US-slave labour? Are they daft? Tesla is not the first (and probably not the last) one who’ll be burnt. Most European workers are very knowledgeable about their rights too.
Anyway, every time I read a story like this I thank heaven that I was not born in the USA.
I guess Elon doesn’t really want his giga-factory anymore. Germany doesn’t fk around when it comes to this type of crap. Unlike in America – laws have meaning.
I’ve never been harmful to anyone …
Evil as it comes.