Home » Industrial relations » National industrial relations » Germany: IG Metall-Tesla conflict intensifies over policy to combat absenteeism Germany: IG Metall-Tesla conflict intensifies over policy to combat absenteeism The management at Tesla's German Gigafactory is increasing pressure on its employees amid an exceptionally high rate of absenteeism. It is doing so with the support of 'Faction 23', a majority alliance of staff representatives within the works council. A new company agreement allows for retroactive deductions of up to three years of wages for questionable sick leave. The IG Metall union is contesting this. By Thomas Schnee. Published on 19 September 2025 à 14h59 - Update on 19 September 2025 à 14h59 Resources At the Tesla factory in Grünheide, near Berlin, the conflict between management and unionised employees is intensifying once again. During the summer, company management reorganised work processes and working hours in such a way that break times were reduced, without communicating the change properly, something it has acknowledged.… 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.LinkedInThis 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
