Mail from the chief Executive officer of Daimler employees get € 500 bonus

The Surprise came in the night to Friday: an email from the employer. The employees of Daimler will get a bonus of 500 euros, although because of the Corona crisis in the past year, actually, the waiver of the traditionally high profit-shares was agreed.

Susanne Preuß

economic correspondent in Stuttgart.

failed, The Figures for 2020 to be better than was expected in the first months of the Corona-dominated year, - stated in the message. In the balance sheet press conference last week, the Daimler CEO Ola Källenius had reported billions in profits and a significant increase in the dividend for the shareholders.

"thanks for the use of in this particular year"

"Because of the success is also due to their intensive use in these unusual times, has informed the company's management and the General works Council on the payment of a profit share for the year 2020," it says in the Mail. The bonus will be paid out at the end of April, "also thanks for use in this particular year". In December, Daimler employees a tax-free coronavirus Bonus in the amount of 1000 Euro will get paid.