On 23 September, the leadership of the IG Metall trade union announced that it would be demanding a 5% wage increase over 12 months, along with profit-sharing for employees in booming companies, during collective bargaining talks with the Gesamtmetall employers’ federation opening on 7 October. The request also applies to apprentices’ pay. In addition, the union wants to discuss job security, the protection of industrial sites, and the investments required for the sector’s future. “We are enter
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As a Berlin correspondent for the French and Swiss press since the late 1990s, I cover a wide range of economic, political and social issues, with a particular focus on the German business and labour market. My areas of interest include co-determination, digitalisation, demographics and ESG/DEI policies.