Swedish truckmaker AB Volvo to end pandemic furlough schemes

Reuters

Published Oct 09, 2020 04:44

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Truckmaker AB Volvo (ST:VOLVb) is ending all its short-time working schemes in Sweden effective immediately, Swedish public service television SVT reported on Friday.

Some 20,000 Volvo staffers in Sweden have been affected by the furloughs to some extent, introduced as market demand plunged amid the pandemic, but activity across Volvo's main markets has rebounded since the spring.