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Volkswagen (VW) employs more than 4,000 employees at its plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, said SVP of HR Burkhard Ulrich, who admits it can be complicated implementing workforce changes.
Likening VW to a “big tanker,” Ulrich said that “with so many people, it takes time to change stuff.” He spoke alongside Shireena Avery, VW’s advanced specialist of diversity and employment engagement, during a panel at the Best Place for Working Parents national summit in Nashville on May 9.
Nevertheless, the German automaker has tweaked a number of policies recently with the goal of making shift work at the Chattanooga plant more flexible, and