VW Fired 204 Staff for Breaching Rules in Compliance Crackdown
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Volkswagen AG told employees that it fired 204 staff for breaching company rules in the first quarter, as the German automaker stiffens its response to internal misconduct in the aftermath of the diesel-cheating scandal that erupted in 2015.
About half the terminations involved work-time violations like unexcused absence, according to an article published in the July edition of a staff newspaper seen by Bloomberg. Other reasons include property offenses, ignoring drug and alcohol bans, and discrimination.