German carmaker BMW announced at the weekend that it will take on a record 8 000 new workers worldwide in light of its continuing commercial success in 2015. More than 5 000 of the new jobs will be created in Germany, according to chief human resources manager Milagros Caina-Andree. “High demand means that we need more skilled workers in our German plants as well as our international production network,” she said. Caina-Andree’s comments mark an increase on the figure cited by her colleague Manfred Schoch, deputy board chairman, last month when he spoke of 5 000 new jobs in total. –
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