Intelligence test to choose who to fire.
As reported by the Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet, the Swedish fashion giant H&M (acronym of Hennes & Mauritz AB), would have decided to introduce a intelligence test for his employees in order to evaluate who to keep and who to fire.
What is the intelligence test?
The union representative Union, Robin Olofsson allegedly told Svenska Dagbladet that she had received phone calls from H&M employees in which they said they had supported up to 30 different tests. The goal would be to assess the intelligence level, personality type and skills of employees. Once completed the test the company will analyze it and thus choose the most suitable candidate eligible for dismissal. The layoffs will become effective after all workers are tested for intelligence (probably by the end of the summer). According to Olofsson, many employees who have already taken the test have called him in tears, reporting high levels of stress and anxiety.
H&M: a plan of 1.500 layoffs
Il redundancy plan of the company is nothing new. H&M is working on one reprogramming of its Costs and the downsizing announcement had been announced in Decemberjust before Christmas.
The company would decide to lay off 1.500 employees out of 3.500 in Stockholm's Business Tech area (e-commerce and logistics). With this program, the company aims to save SEK 2 billion (€183 million) annually from the second half of 2023.
The causes of the downsizing, the company explained in a statement, are derived from decline in revenue: weigh theprice increase of raw materials, transport, energy and delivery costs but above all theexit from the Russian market which cost her SEK 2,104 billion (€193 million).
Furthermore, in the company plans, there is the idea of hiring new recruits who will work with guaranteed working hours equal to zero hours. A mode that would allow you to work only on the basis of the needs of the shop.
