"They Must Work Longer Hours, but We Will Not Raise Salaries": The Controversial Plan of German Motorists

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German motorists want their employees to work 40 hours a week instead of the current 35 hours, without additional payment. Trade unions strongly oppose the proposal and see it as an attack on their rights. Germany’s famous automotive sector faces a deep crisis, under pressure from the high manufacturing costs, the ... Continue reading "They must work longer hours, but we will not raise salaries": The controversial German motor vehicle plan"

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The IG Metall agrees on the big tariff round. Peter S. Krause, chairman of the metal employers in the key district of Baden-Württemberg, calls for negotiations in the light of the cost reduction for the car industry.

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Employers call on IG Metall to consider more than the 35-hour week. IG Metall wants to decide its tariff requirement in two days. Automaker Mercedes calls for longer working hours and is considering moving production to Hungary to a larger extent otherwise.

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Before the big tariff round for the metal and electrical industry, employers are calling on IG Metall not to close negotiations on longer working hours. "We need to reduce costs in order to stabilize the production site," said Peter Sebastian Krause, Chairman of the Southwest Metal Employers' Association, the "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung". Longer working hours should be "no taboo zone". The car manufacturer Mercedes demands longer working hou…