The management of the German car manufacturer Volkswagen announced, Monday June 12, its intention to restore the 35 hours work-week in its West German factories, (currently 28,8 hours) without wage compensation, in order to clear up its VW trademark. This proposal was immediately rejected by the trade union IG-Metall. (Réf. 06600)
This announcement puts an end to months of speculations on the possible contents of a drastic reorganization plan announced by the automobile group (see our article n°06128). Last 10 February, Volkswagen had created turmoil by announcing the possible suppression of 20.000 jobs in the three years to come, that is to say one job out of five in the old Länder. The return to 35 hours would put an end to the famous “4 days week” (28,8 hours), introduced in November 1993 in six West German factories
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