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AMC announces 6.000 job creation plan, amid increased fears of layoffs due to digitalisation of economy.
May 11th, 5669



Following recent massive investments in the auto sector, the sector itself has seen its stocks rise to new heights in the Fort William Stock Exchange, with of course, the “Big Three” of the sector obviously leading in terms of stock hikes. Speaking of the “Big Three” of Luthorian automobile, the Alchester Motor Company has announced the creation of around 6.000 jobs throughout the nation. In a bid to expand her production capabilities in Luthori to benefit from the government’s invested money in the sector, the board announced this new project at the surprise of many, as it was widely speculated that the money would be used to fund either upgrades to their current facilities and expand marketing to other nations for the Luthorian automotive industry. 

These new jobs have been announced to mostly three new factories that will be constructed in the Principality of Orange. These factories will employ around 2.000 new employees each and according to CEO Robert Dunkin, the new assembly lines in these factories will be aimed at increasing the production of manufactured cars by over 300 cars in a day through the three factories - with an average factory producing over 100 vehicles a day - at least this is what is hoped in a maximalist aim, most files within the AMC states that the company is hoping for a daily production of around 50-70 cars per day. While the AMC promises the presence of “numerous” human employees within the assembly lines, due to the government’s investments into the high tech sector, the company also stated that “in order to enhance the productivity potential of the factories nationwide”, more machines would be added in order to "alleviate the work made by humans and machines alike and allow for a faster production process”. The implementation of further machinery into the production process - one that is already highly automatised by now, is likely to cause layoffs in numerous factories - considering that the size of the plan isn’t yet known, the numbers are for now, unknown as well.

In a bid to restart exportations, the company aims at first, stabilising its production and then looking towards an increase in exportations. Due to the current global climate that CEO Robert Dunkin described as being “unwise” for global business to form and then stabilize in this “increasingly versatile and unstable environment”, nevertheless, the CEO remains optimistic that the company’s plans in the medium term wouldn’t be threatened by any major diplomatic moves, as states remains likely to be open to major economic agreements with each other, either in a bid to reduce global tensions by further intertwining economies with other global economies or in just pure pragmatic fashion.

Initial reactions to the AMC’s announcement have been of cautious rejoicement over it, unions remains wary of Mr. Dunkin’s announcement about increased mechanisation of the production process and aim at both avoiding potential layoffs due to this and fighting for a fairer wage granted to employees. Currently the average salary is about £2.100 per month (an average of £12.12 per hour), unions are wishing to raise the hourly salary above the national-agreed £13.50 per hour minimum wage that the current administration wishes to pass “in the swiftest delays”, raising the average wage by £1.89 per hour, passing to £14.01 per hour (£2.428 per month [with 40h/week]). Unions have called this salarial renegotiation process as being “necessary” for the employees of the AMC, as while the minimum wage is for now at £10.5 per hour, the government’s raise would mean that under the law, no salary below £13.50 could be potentially imposed to an employee from an employer, according to the LAWO (Luthorian Auto Workers’ Organisation): “the importance of reaching an agreement on the amelioration of working condition is our priority and should be the company’s priority as well”.

While the government expressed hopes at a “revival” of industries in Luthori, some experts warns about potential layoffs in favor of shipping these said jobs to other nations, the reason being the average Luthorian worker cost will become “unbearable” for certain companies, with the government’s increase in minimum wage, that would equate to an increase of most salaries to balance the sore feelings of numerous employees and to respect national legislation. For them, while there is “potential” for a revival of some industrial sectors in the medium and long term, primarily focused around exportation and consumption, Luthori’s attention should be mostly focused upon the technological and service industries, both being key industries that a “post-industrial economy” needs to thrive into the modern day, according to these experts.