The Oct. 5, 2015 photo shows a man sitting on a bench in front of the Volkswagen factories in Wolfsburg, northern Germany. For Volkswagen, the cost of its cheating on emissions tests in the U.S. is likely to run into the tens of billions of dollars and prematurely end its long-sought status as the world's biggest carmaker. (Julian Stratenschulte/dpa via AP)
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WOLFSBURG, Germany (AP) - Volkswagen's chief employee representative says that the emissions-rigging scandal won't have an effect on jobs for the time being.
Bernd Osterloh said Tuesday that it's not possible to say today "whether and how this wrongdoing could affect our jobs in the medium and long term." But he said for now there will be "no consequences for jobs," including those of temporary workers.
Osterloh acknowledged that recovering from the scandal won't be painless. But he said the employee council "will watch carefully that this crisis, which was caused by a circle of managers, is not settled on the backs of employees."
"We assume that, for reasons of decency, the management board's bonus will in case of doubt fall in the same way as the workforce's bonus."
The Oct. 5, 2015 photo shows the Volkswagen factories and administration and sales buildings in Wolfsburg, northern Germany. For Volkswagen, the cost of its cheating on emissions tests in the U.S. is likely to run into the tens of billions of dollars and prematurely end its long-sought status as the world's biggest carmaker. (Julian Stratenschulte/dpa via AP)
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A VW employee enters the Volkswagen factory site through Gate 17 in Wolfsburg, Germany, Oct. 6, 2015. For Volkswagen, the cost of its cheating on emissions tests in the U.S. is likely to run into the tens of billions of dollars and prematurely end its long-sought status as the world's biggest carmaker. (Julian Stratenschulte/dpa via AP)
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