2020 is sort of over however that doesn’t imply all the issues will simply disappear like smoke after one month. We don’t need to be gloomy concerning the future, however the automotive trade – along with almost all different industries on the earth – will proceed to battle for not less than a number of extra years till the pre-coronavirus tempo is recovered. Some are dealing with the state of affairs with extra difficulties however others are trying fairly secure amid the monetary disaster.
Daimler needs to be from the latter because it has simply introduced compensation for all its staff in Germany. The $1,200 so-called “corona bonus,” as Automotive Information studies, will compensate for “private and financial burdens resembling having to put on a masks and dealing from dwelling” throughout 2020. “Throughout this extraordinary time the corporate might at all times rely on the flexibleness and willingness of our workforce,” Wilfried Porth, Daimler personnel chief, commented.
As talked about, the bonus can be given solely to staff who’re situated within the firm’s German crops and workplaces. All non-managerial staff, together with staff leaders at Daimler, Mercedes-Benz, Daimler Truck, and Daimler Mobility divisions, can be eligible for the monetary injection. It’s estimated that about 160,000 staff will profit from the bonus, which suggests the German producer will spend nearly $200 million on this system.
Whereas 2020 has been a tricky 12 months for mainly everybody thus far, the worldwide pandemic had not less than a number of optimistic results on motorists world wide. For instance, in keeping with a latest research, the lockdown has saved most drivers two days on common of sitting within the automobile whereas commuting. With indicators of a vaccine coming quickly and the world probably going again to its regular tempo in 2021, it will not be lengthy till visitors recovers to its customary ranges although.
