AVTOVAZ has reached agreement with unions to reduce the company's staff of 27 thousand 600 people. This is stated in the message AvtoVAZ.

September 23, 2009 President, Igor Komarov, and the union AVTOVAZ discussed activities in accordance with which the target number of employees will be about 75 thousand people.

According to the scheme provided by union leaders, in total, will release no more than 27 thousand 600 people, including 5 thousand executives, professionals and employees, an order which was issued on September 14, 2009

Today AVTOVAZ works 102 000 people. This team can not provide the effectiveness and sustainability of production, therefore, agreed to reduce the number of staff:

13 000 pensioners, who will be paid all agreed collective agreement amount. About 5 500 workers approaching retirement age (women aged 53 years, men - from 58 years) - they have a real opportunity to get both public and corporate pension. 9 100 employees working age, which has already developed a plan for further employment. By the beginning of 2012 6 000 of them will again be in demand at AVTOVAZ to work on a new line. Prior to that, people will be offered temporary jobs in Togliatti.

Recall earlier Concern AvtoVAZ warned of a mass downsizing of personnel. The company said that the fate of about 31 thousand employees will be determined before the end of the year.