PRESS STATEMENT “An important step at the right time”

Jörg Hofmann: “The coalition committee’s decisions are an important step at the right time to build bridges into a new world of work for employees navigating ecological and digital structural change. IG Metall’s proposals have been incorporated into the outcome to a large extent. We have long pushed for easier access to short-time work and for short-time work to be combined with training. It is also important to IG Metall that the duration of eligibility for short-time work benefits in the industrial sector has been extended. The action items formulated by the coalition partners also align with IG Metall’s long-standing proposals: For example, SMEs are to gain better access to capital for innovation and the development of new business models. The need for coordinated regional and structural policies has also been recognized. Now it is crucial that these decisions be implemented swiftly.”

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