Debate about working hours: How to successfully negotiate a four-day week | Capital+
Working less: many employees dream of a four-day week.
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Many employees dream of a four-day workweek. But the economic situation is dire – politicians and employers are insisting on overtime. A career counselor reveals how it can still work.
Now, of all things, IG Metall has intervened: The powerful union has intervened in the public debate about working hours in Germany – and has withdrawn, for the time being, from actively demanding a four-day week with full pay compensation. According to union leader Christiane Benner, the model is not currently on the agenda for concrete collective bargaining negotiations. This is due to the current poor economic situation in Germany.
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