Germany: Volkswagen wants to restore the 35 hours work-week

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...