Carmaker Škoda Auto wants to hire some 800 employees for its plant in Mladá Boleslav. A part of the employees will be gained from the ranks of the current agency workers. Škoda Auto has some 19,500 employees in Mladá Boleslav, and the average wage of blue-collar workers at the plant stands at around 1,222 euro a month. The company signed an agreement on employment with the unions last year. The agreement guarantees jobs to people who are interested in raising their skills and educating themselves.
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