Tag: codetermination
Because of the BGH ruling – VW will cut salaries for works councils from February
Dusseldorf In the past few weeks, there has been a lot of rumbling in the VW works council. The reason is a judgment by the Federal Court of Justice (BGH),…
VW gives the green light for electric SUVs from 2026
VW main plant in Wolfsburg The Golf demand is weakening, the electric Tiguan should ensure more production again. (Photo: Reuters) Wolfsburg The Volkswagen main plant in Wolfsburg was recently not…
Nestlé and Unilever raise prices – but don’t pay an inflation premium
Dusseldorf Ironically, Nestlé and Unilever: The largest and fourth-largest consumer goods group in the world have so far refused their employees an inflation premium – despite good business. “The workforce…
Employees are fighting for seats on the supervisory board
Lufthansa flags There will be some new appointments to the supervisory board of Europe’s largest airline group after the general meeting in May. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt A fierce dispute has…
SAP pays 3.7 percent more salary
Dusseldorf The salary round at SAP is met with clear criticism from the workforce. Eberhard Schick, chairman of the works council at the parent company and chairman of the IG…
Who will be the new boss? Two aspirants for the chief post
Berlin At IG Metall, a generational change is imminent this year: at the trade union conference in October, a decision will be made on the successor to the first chairman,…
Hard cuts in VW works council salaries expected
VW skyscraper in Wolfsburg Many employee representatives at Volkswagen have to reckon with salary cuts. (Photo: imago images / regios24) Dusseldorf These are nerve-wracking days for the approximately 250 works…
Hard cuts in VW works council salaries expected
VW skyscraper in Wolfsburg Many employee representatives have to reckon with salary losses. (Photo: imago images / regios24) Dusseldorf These are nerve-wracking days for the approximately 250 works council members…
Tesla working conditions in Grünheide alarm traffic light politicians
However, the success of the German economy is based on a “constructive” social partnership between trade unions and employers. “Anyone who does not realize this is perhaps in the wrong…
Tesla working conditions in Grünheide alarm traffic light politicians
However, the success of the German economy is based on a “constructive” social partnership between trade unions and employers. “Anyone who does not realize this is perhaps in the wrong…
Former board members have to go to court again because of works council wages
Dusseldorf The Federal Court of Justice (BGH) has lifted the acquittals for two former Volkswagen Group board members and two other former VW HR managers. The case is about possible…
Works council: Experienced and male – these are German works councils
Berlin German law gives works councils a lot of power: they help with imminent dismissals or bullying and help determine the organization of working hours, payment principles, the introduction of…
The VW boss is now doing it differently than Herbert Diess
Oliver Blume The new VW boss reorganized a lot in his first months in office – and showed himself to be decisive. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf, Berlin In a tug-of-war at…
Former VW boss Herbert Diess becomes chairman of the supervisory board
Herbert Diess The former VW boss is returning to the Infineon supervisory board. (Photo: imago images/Jan Huebner) Munich The former VW boss Herbert Diess is to become the new chairman…
This is how the first 100 days of VW boss Blume went
Oliver Blume The new VW boss reorganized a lot in his first months in office – and showed himself to be decisive. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf, Berlin In a tug-of-war at…
The main plant in Wolfsburg gets a new electric SUV
Volkswagen headquarters in Wolfsburg The plant urgently needs new models in order to be able to utilize the production capacity in the future. (Photo: imago images/Jan Huebner) Dusseldorf The Volkswagen…
New realism is moving in at VW under Oliver Blume
VW logo Instead of bold dreams, Volkswagen needs a healthy dose of realism. (Photo: dpa) Herbert Diess had his very own vision: the former Volkswagen boss wanted to align the…
Employee representatives are demanding up to 10.5 percent more salary
SAP headquarters in Walldorf Many SAP employees were disappointed with the last pay round. (Photo: Bert Bostelmann / picture folio for Handelsblatt) Dusseldorf Only 2.7 percent – many SAP employees…
Timekeeping is mandatory in Germany
Federal Labor Court in Erfurt Employers must systematically record the working hours of their employees. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The Federal Labor Court (BAG) in Erfurt has decided: In Germany there…
Mercedes-Benz lays off 3,600 workers in Brazil
Group headquarters of Daimler-Benz AG in Stuttgart The automotive group produces in Brazil, among other places. (Photo: imago images/imagebroker) Sao Paulo As part of a restructuring, Mercedes-Benz is laying off…