According to Daimler representatives ,a measures is developed to protect the rights of staff prevented the German company to compete with other players in the global market, relying only on the domestic human resources. For example, in Germany, the legislation limits the number of working hours per day is up to ten, and the break between shifts shall be no less than 11 hours.
In this situation, Daimler is forced to transfer part of the research work outside of Germany, hiring local professionals, on which the action of the German legislation does not apply. In California, for the benefit of Daimler already employs 200 professionals, and staff group in India has reached 3000 people. This is not only conducted "digital crash-tests" and formed the design of future brand cars, but also developed the autopilot system. Judging by the statements of Daimler management, its skepticism about the success of the competition in this field will have to concern work at an accelerated pace.
This is not the first attempt to save at the expense of Daimler supplier selection of cheaper services and components. For example, electric vehicles of the brand were forced to abandon the US in favor of Tesla battery products South Korean competitors . Representatives of the group of German lawmakers urge trade unions to review the requirements of the labor regime in order to increase the flexibility of working hours.