Tag: IG metal
Industrial electricity price and four-day week – what concerns the trade unions on May 1st
Berlin At their traditional May Day rallies, the trade unions campaigned for active shaping of industrial transformation and relief for workers. The four-day week also played a role in this.…
Thyssen Krupp boss Martina Merz leaves
Martina Merz The former head of the supervisory board and current CEO is leaving Thyssen-Krupp. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf, Berlin Change in leadership at Thyssen-Krupp: CEO Martina Merz is leaving the…
Proof of distrust for Christian Lindner – citizens reject share pensions
FDP leader Christian Lindner at an event on “Generational Capital” The Federal Minister of Finance does not rule out that in the long term pension contribution funds will also be…
Ex-Federal Labor Judge and IG Metall are hoping for a correction of the verdict on works council remuneration
Berlin After the sensational judgment of the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) on the remuneration of works councils, the first companies have reduced the salaries of employee representatives. Those affected…
Dozens of works councils want to sue VW after the BGH ruling
Volkswagen The VW works council had announced lawsuits after the BGH ruling and spoke of a “nationwide attack on co-determination”. (Photo: Reuters) Dusseldorf After salary cuts following a decision by…
Thyssen-Krupp boss Merz failed with future concept
Martina Merz The CEO has so far only commented on the criticism of her course internally. (Photo: IMAGO/sepp spiegl) Dusseldorf There was a loud bang at the supervisory board meeting…
Thyssen-Krupp boss Merz failed with future concept
Martina Merz The CEO has so far only commented on the criticism of her course internally. (Photo: IMAGO/sepp spiegl) Dusseldorf After a meeting of the supervisory board, the employee representatives…
Collective bargaining agreement in the public sector failed
Warning strike by public sector employees Collective bargaining has failed. (Photo: IMAGO/Martin Müller) Berlin, Potsdam Collective bargaining for the public sector at federal and local level has failed. Employers and…
German bike manufacturer Canyon wants to achieve billions in sales by 2025
Good prospects for Canyon The German bicycle manufacturer continues to set itself ambitious growth targets. Koblenz The German bicycle manufacturer Canyon wants to continue its aggressive growth path despite the…
Thyssen-Krupp at odds over sale of steel division – CVC offers one euro
Thyssen Krupp plant in Duisburg A possible separation from the steel division has been in the air for a long time. (Photo: imago images/Rupert Oberhäuser) Dusseldorf, Duisburg, Essen It gets…
One euro for the steel division of Thyssen-Krupp
Thyssen Krupp plant in Duisburg A possible separation from the steel division has been in the air for a long time. (Photo: imago images/Rupert Oberhäuser) Dusseldorf, Duisburg, Essen It gets…
The chemical industry breaks out of its shock
Dusseldorf In the German chemical industry, the mood brightens for the first time towards the end of winter. Because of the significantly lower prices for energy and raw materials and…
VW sees no problems in the controversial China plant
Dusseldorf, Beijing, Berlin Volkswagen’s China boss Ralf Brandstätter has visited the group’s controversial plant in Urumchi. The city is located in the western Chinese province of Xinjiang, where international reports…
“I know some companies that use the same system as VW”
Works council board in a shipyard Dusseldorf Wolfsburg is everywhere – at least when it comes to works council salaries in Germany. Because the most recent ruling by the Federal…
Do you earn more than the average German?
Good salaries The Stepstone job platform has analyzed over 500,000 salary data and evaluated the sectors and job profiles in which employees earn well above average. (Photo: Getty Images) Berlin…
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),…
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),…
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),…
Siemens agrees on transitional guarantees with employees
Siemens The German industrial group wants to focus more on the digital business. (Photo: Future Publishing/Getty Images) Munich Siemens’ plans to spin off the business with the large drives have…
Despite falling inflation rates, wage demands are rising
Warning strikes in the public sector For the 2.5 million federal and local employees, Verdi and the Civil Service Association are demanding 10.5 percent more money, but at least 500…