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Posted on February 3, 2022
1 min readLast updated: January 28, 2026
Opel plans to hire temporary workers at its Russelsheim plant to address workforce shortages caused by Omicron, ensuring Astra model production continues smoothly.
BERLIN (Reuters) – Opel plans on hiring several hundred temporary workers to help deliver its new Astra model, a spokesperson told German paper Wirtschaftswoche on Thursday, in part to compensate for workers off sick with COVID-19 amid the spread of the Omicron variant.
The carmaker, which is owned by Stellantis and operates three plants in Germany, cut 2,100 positions at the firm between January 2020 and 2022 by allowing contracts to run out and not re-hiring.
The temporary workers were now needed at Opel’s main plant in Russelsheim to assist in ramping up production of the new Astra L, the carmaker told Wirtschaftswoche, delivery of which began in January this year.
(Reporting by Victoria Waldersee)
Opel is hiring temporary workers at its Russelsheim plant to manage production amid workforce shortages due to the Omicron variant.
Opel is hiring temporary workers to compensate for employees absent due to COVID-19 and to maintain Astra model production.
Opel's main plant is located in Russelsheim, Germany.
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