After the latest negotiations in this sector, Gesamtmetall and IG-Metall had agreed on April 22 to a 3% wage increase effective June 1, 2006 (see story n° 06400). This was the first time that the social partners had introduced elements of flexibility in wages by authorizing firms the choice of paying or not a one-off bonus to workers according to the financial health of the company. Qualified as “historic” at the time, this agreement expires end of March 2007.
ations in this sector, Gesamtmetall and IG-Metall had agreed on April 22 to a 3% wage increase effective June 1, 2006 (see story n° 06400). This was the first time that the social partners had introduced elements of flexibility in wages by authorizing firms the choice of paying or not a one-off bonus to workers according to the financial health of the company. Qualified as “historic” at the time, this agreement expires end of March 2007.
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