Volkswagen said it has no plans to keep a large number of temporary workers on its books following a media report saying management at the carmaker's VW brand would retain about 2,000 of them as labor leaders and executives wrestle over the company's turnaround plan. Labor leaders at VW last week halted cooperation with top managers on issues such as overtime work and apprenticeships after accusing executives of pushing for greater savings on the back of a cost-cutting plan agreed in November. At the heart of the dispute are allegations by the works council that VW brand chief Herbert Diess is aiming to cut temporary jobs more quickly and deeply than agreed under the so-called "future pact" designed to lift profitability at VW's core division.