Home » Industrial relations » National industrial relations » Germany: IG Metall floats idea of four-day week at Volkswagen Germany: IG Metall floats idea of four-day week at Volkswagen Since Volkswagen's shock announcement last Thursday of likely redundancies and plant closures in Germany for its flagship VW brand, trade unions and politicians have been bracing themselves for difficult negotiations. IG Metall, the majority union in the company, is rejecting factory closures and redundancies as "absolute red lines". By Thomas Schnee. Published on 09 September 2024 à 14h47 - Update on 09 September 2024 à 14h47 Resources Following the announcement of potential redundancies and factory closures, IG Metall resurrected an idea that had already been used for 12 years at Volkswagen,… Thomas Schnee Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst nameLast nameOrganizationFunctionemail* Object of the messageYour messageRGPD J’accepte la politique de confidentialité.FacebookThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Latest articles Longer careers: a new state of affairs for companies CSRD: social and environmental reporting market takes shape Analysis & Data Latest articles Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels
