Siemens offices in Leipzig: Employees fight for their jobs!

Siemens offices in Leipzig: Employees fight for their jobs!

The situation at Siemens Emobility in Leipzig remains tense, since on June 23, 2025, employed a common sign of security and perspective. According to IG Metall Leipzig , uncertainty in the workforce can be felt after the company announced the reduction of a total of 6,000 jobs worldwide on March 18, 2025. Around 2,850 positions in Germany are to be deleted, which particularly affects the automation business and business with charging solutions.

In Leipzig, around 160 employees of the emobility division are affected, which plans to be outsourced from the company in autumn 2024. Steffen Reißig, the first representative of IG Metall Leipzig, illustrates the struggle for every single workplace and emphasizes the central importance of man in this difficult phase.

job cuts and relocations

according to The Saxony assumes that around 450 jobs will be lost, whereby 250 of them will be affected in Germany. This also applies to the recently built production for charging stations in Leipzig, which is now to be stopped. The relocation of the business with charging stations to Corroios, Portugal, is already being planned. The Corroios location is to become the main production facility for the charging station, while Siemens states that a factory closure in Leipzig is not intended.

Although operational terminations are to be avoided, many employees are concerned about their future. Siemens has promised to offer affected workers retraining and offer internal job agencies. The company's focus is on realigning its business activities in a difficult market environment, which also includes a stronger focus on quick charging infrastructures.

reactions and outlook

The alarm bells ring at the works council and the IG Metall, which are vehemently committed to the preservation of jobs. The reasons for the job cuts are strong price pressure and limited growth potential in the market, which increases the need for a strategic realignment. The reduction of jobs should be completed by the end of the 2025 financial year.

The history of the Leipzig location is characterized by ups and downs. In the past, productions should even be shifted to Portugal, but a counter concept prevented this. At the moment, the location continues to produce significant components, including low -voltage switchgears and charging stations. IG Metall and the works council hope that with creative solutions and the use of everyone involved, the current situation can be turned for the positive.