Germany: employers do not rule out a wage increase in 2007 in the Metal industry

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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.
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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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