At a time when the IG Metall union is calling for more employee friendly working time flexibility, on 27 March the employers’ body Gesamtmetall unveiled the conclusions of a representative survey, which shows that a very large majority of German metal and electro-technical workers are satisfied with their working time. 72% of all employees said they can for instance quickly alter their working time for personal reasons. The results come during a period of heated debate that has been underway for several months between the social partners and the political parties over arrangements for additional working time flexibility in the digital age. At the end of April, IG Metall will present the results of its own survey on working time.
Re-establishing employee sovereignty over working time. Both employers and unions agree: digitalization, which allows a growing number of people to work when and where they wish, is in the process of revolutionizing the world of work. However as the publication Berliner Zeitung published, this shared point of view stops right there. For several months the social partners have been challenging ‘the purpose, beneficiaries, and the extent’ of the rules being adopted. According to IG Metall, until
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