In the middle of the Swedish strike, Tesla is looking for a person who has experience in getting approval for regulatory changes.
Do you have experience with regulatory changes in the Nordic region? Then Tesla will search for you. Photo: YVES HERMAN / Reuters / NTBPublished:
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Tesla applying now after “head of public policy and business development in the Nordics”.
Among other things, the American electric car manufacturer is looking for someone who “has a documented track record of getting through for regulatory changes in the Nordic region”.
Financial Times mentioned the announcement first.
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Tesla is currently receiving strong criticism from several quarters in the Nordic countries.
In October, the Swedish trade union IF Metall started a strike because Tesla refuses to enter into a collective agreement with the union. The strike has since spread in the form of sympathy strikes to other countries and sectors.
At the same time, Tesla founder and owner, Elon Musk, has made it clear that he does not like unions.
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– Legal and regulatory impact
The company is looking for someone who will “follow and analyze relevant legislation and political proposals in the Nordics that affect electric cars, autonomous driving and charging of electric cars”.
– The role is to help ensure that the political, regulatory and economic frameworks in the Nordics support Tesla’s mission, the job advertisement states.
The company wants someone who “has a passion for Tesla’s mission, speaks Norwegian or Swedish in addition to English and has strong written and verbal communication skills”.
– Considerable experience with Nordic law and regulatory influence is necessary, writes the company.
You can decide for yourself whether you want to work from Oslo or Stockholm.
E24 asked Tesla on Thursday for a comment in connection with the announcement. As of Friday evening, the company has still not responded to the inquiry.
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– Tesla is proud
The company, led by Tesla Norway CEO Axel Tangen, was invited to the Storting by the Labor Party at the beginning of December.
– We think the situation with Tesla is so dramatic, and their attitudes towards organized working life are so problematic that we are doing it, said the Labor Party’s trade union policy spokesperson Per Vidar Kjølmoen.
E24 has been sent Tesla’s answer to the Labor Party’s questions from the company itself, signed Norwegian boss Tangen.
– Tesla is proud to be able to contribute to Norway’s transition to sustainable energy, and our priority will always be our customers and employees, replied Tangen.
It is not clear from the letter whether Tesla wants to meet the Labor Party or not.
Think they meet the main point
The employer organization NHO has also extended a hand to the company.
– Tesla is not a member with us, but if they want to know more about the Nordic model, they are welcome to get in touch, Director of Working Life and Tariffs at NHO, Nina Melsom, told E24.
In the letter to the Labor Party, Norwegian CEO Tangen wrote that the company believes they fulfill the main point of the Nordic model, since it is voluntary whether you want to organize or not.
– Tesla has no form of global policy towards an organized working life, concludes Tangen.
Tesla’s CEO and owner, Elon Musk has several times pronounced that he is totally against trade unions. He has also called the Swedish strike “madness».
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2023-12-15 19:47:28
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