Working hours
IG Metall lets the demand for four-day week rest
Less work for the same money? Sounds like a classic union demand. In difficult times, however, Joberhalt seems more important.
In view of the tense economic situation, IG Metall initially departs from demands for the introduction of a four-day week. “A four-day week with full wage compensation is currently not on the union list of demands,” said union chairman Christiane Benner of the “Bild” newspaper. But that doesn’t make you less useful.
With regard to the tense economic situation in many companies, Benner emphasized that it was the employers who are currently shortening working hours – at the expense of the employees.
Economy sees four-day week very critically
With a nationwide introduction of the four-day week with full wage compensation, companies see negative effects for the German economy. In a survey, 94 percent of the respondents said 823 companies that they would lose added value, as the employer -related institute of the German economy (IW) announced in Cologne in March. In addition, almost 70 percent feared that work will remain and Germany loses the connection internationally.
IG Metall had recently emphasized that companies had to take responsibility for future -proof business models, investments and secure jobs. “We see the seriousness of the situation. But we also see that future strategies are missing in numerous companies and that necessary investments are not made,” Benner had complained.
dpa
Source: Stern
