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Škoda Auto employees will receive a Christmas bonus of 4,000 crowns

“The chairman (KOVO Trade Unions Jaroslav Povšík) managed to enforce this amount despite the current difficult situation due to the covid-19 pandemic. It is especially a thank you to the employees for their high commitment and quality work in this so demanding year, “he said. Škoda trade unionist.

During the negotiations, an agreement was reached between the unions and the employer and other benefits were adjusted. Financial support for the birth of a child will thus increase to 10,000 crowns from January. The employer’s contribution to pension savings will also increase.

Collective bargaining on wage growth ended in mid-March this year. Tariff wages at Škoda Auto have risen by 5.7 percent since April 1, and will increase by another CZK 2,000 from April 1, 2021. The average gross salary of an employee, who is remunerated on the basis of tariffs, amounted to CZK 51,275 in the company in 2018.

Škoda Auto’s operating profit fell by 60 percent to 469 million euros (12.9 billion crowns) in the first nine months of this year.

The negative impact on the economy was mainly due to lower sales volume caused by the covid-19 epidemic, the development of exchange rates and also extraordinary expenses related to emissions.

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