PRESS STATEMENT This is an important first step toward supporting families and single parents

Christiane Benner, Second Chair of IG Metall, welcomed the Cabinet’s decision to extend wage replacement benefits under the Infection Protection Act: “This is an important first step toward supporting families, and single parents in particular. IG Metall has been strongly advocating for a solution in recent weeks. Nevertheless, the Cabinet’s decision falls short of our expectations. It provides no relief for employees working from home. We now need unbureaucratic solutions so that the money reaches families and single parents quickly.”

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