Wolfgang Lemb, executive board member of IG Metall: “The federal government finally delivered at the end of the legislative period. IG Metall expressly welcomes the law that came into being on the initiative of the responsible Federal Ministers Hubertus Heil and Gerd Müller as well as the broad civil society alliance of trade unions, human… Continue reading “The federal government finally delivered at the end of the legislative period”
Author: IG_Metall Official_News
“The nursing reform misses the self-formulated goals”
Hans-Jürgen Urban, executive board member of IG Metall: “The nursing reform misses the self-formulated goals. The problem of the horrendously high own shares has not been solved. As before, many people in need of care will have to pay more than 2,000 euros a month out of their own pocket. The fact that Minister Spahn… Continue reading “The nursing reform misses the self-formulated goals”
Collective agreement for the north-west German steel industry: wage increase and job security
Frankfurt am Main – In the wage dispute in the north-west German steel industry, IG Metall North Rhine-Westphalia and the responsible employers’ association reached a negotiation result early Saturday morning: The approximately 70,000 employees in the industry receive more money, which is used in parts and under certain conditions to secure jobs can. Jörg Hofmann,… Continue reading Collective agreement for the north-west German steel industry: wage increase and job security
IG Metall board calls for further negotiations in North Rhine-Westphalia next week
Jörg Hofmann, first chairman of IG Metall, on the progress of collective bargaining in the metal and electrical industry Photo: IG Metall Photo: IG Metall March 26, 202126. March 3, 2021 In the wage conflict in the metal and electrical industry, the IG Metall board of directors decided on Friday evening in an extraordinary meeting… Continue reading IG Metall board calls for further negotiations in North Rhine-Westphalia next week
Collective bargaining movement in the metal and electrical industry: More than 800,000 workers on a warning strike
Frankfurt am Main – In the wage conflict in the metal and electrical industry, an average of more than 24,000 employees took part in warning strikes every day in the fourth week after the end of the peace obligation. This means that around 123,000 employees have temporarily stopped work this week until noon today. Since… Continue reading Collective bargaining movement in the metal and electrical industry: More than 800,000 workers on a warning strike
Almost 230,000 warning strikers in the first week after the end of the peace obligation
Frankfurt am Main – The first nationwide warning strike week in the collective bargaining conflict in the metal and electrical industry comes to an end with a high level of employee mobilization: Despite Corona and the associated restrictions, more than 227,300 employees took part from Tuesday (12 a.m.) to Friday (2 p.m.) with well over… Continue reading Almost 230,000 warning strikers in the first week after the end of the peace obligation
IG Metall welcomes agreement on supply chain law
Jörg Hofmann: “The Federal Government has delivered! Thanks in particular to the efforts of Ministers Hubertus Heil and Gerd Müller, the breakthrough has been achieved. IG Metall clearly welcomes the agreement on a supply chain law; after a long struggle, this is a positive signal. One downer: it is taking too long for the law… Continue reading IG Metall welcomes agreement on supply chain law
“We want transition, not decline”
And now Mahle too. What Continental, Schaeffler and many other suppliers The Stuttgart-based auto supplier now also wants to pull through: He wants to tighten its austerity program. The bottom line is that the company wants to cut 7,600 jobs worldwide, around 2,000 of them in Germany. “We are dealing with a crisis that we… Continue reading “We want transition, not decline”
IG Metall: There must be no “corona generation”
IG Metall demands that companies take on their responsibility even during the crisis and train them further. Christiane Benner, second chairwoman of IG Metall, explains: “For the professional future of young people, more needs to be done now to avoid dramatic long-term consequences such as high youth unemployment or increased social inequality. There must be… Continue reading IG Metall: There must be no “corona generation”
Hidden tax burden: What employees should pay attention to when it comes to short-time benefits
The Short-time work allowance (Kug) is a wage replacement benefit and is generally tax-free. But it increases the percentage on the remaining taxable income. This is the so-called progression reservation. The result: Anyone who receives a wage replacement benefit such as bullet, unemployment or sick pay in a calendar year must expect additional tax claims… Continue reading Hidden tax burden: What employees should pay attention to when it comes to short-time benefits