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A KURIER article dated November 28, 2020 was named as the occasion in employee communications. It was about the unusual correspondence between Seele and the then new head of the supervisory board. Mark Garrett. Only in the last paragraph was it mentioned that it was rumored in German industry circles that only two bidders (PKN Orlen, EG Group) were competing for gas stations. Soon after, EG was awarded the contract.
However, the information was not that confidential. At that time he was well known in Germany outside of OMV. That is why initiating such an investigation and generally being suspicious of so many employees does not build trust in the workforce. Therefore, insiders speculate that the incident could only have been an excuse to intimidate employees in a certain way.
The declaration of consent states that the audit will be carried out in order to identify “any violation” of the confidentiality obligations of the employment contract or illegal behavior and to counter future violations. Those affected also had to agree to keep the audit secret.
The oil, gas and chemical company, in which the republic owns 31.5 percent, has been the subject of extremely embarrassing investigations in recent years. The soul is said to be particularly angry about information that it cannot control.
The Supervisory Board was not informed of this investigation in advance. The latest extensive investigations, partly with the help of outside attorneys, had Wolfgang Berndt Driven, Garrett’s late predecessor as chairman of the board of directors and became a soul mate.
In the previous year, as reported, the president of the works council Christine Asperger give up. During an investigation, the company had accessed the cell phone and email account of a company councilor.
