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<\/a> VW workers head to the escape room to alleviate EV shift anxiety: <\/strong>Volkswagen is easing its workers\u2019 job security concerns over the shift to electric vehicles with company-organized escape room games, Bloomberg<\/a> reports. The Sherlock Holmes-esque games see groups of four go into detective mode as they solve riddles and navigate rooms themed on electricity and battery technology, moving from the 1860s to the present day and future scenarios.<\/p>\n

Reskilling as opposed to axing jobs: <\/strong>Ford announced earlier this month<\/a> that it would cut some 3.8k jobs across Europe partly owing to the transition to EVs, but Volkswagen has other plans. The German automaker plans to reskill some 22k<\/a> of its employees and acclimate them to EV manufacturing.<\/p>\n

What they said: <\/strong>\u201cFor many, it\u2019s a totally new thing that the combustion engine won\u2019t be there anymore and we have to train people for a high-voltage environment,\u201d VW\u2019s head of human resources said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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