PRESS STATEMENT IG Metall Welcomes Decisions by the Coalition Committee on Short-Time Work

Jörg Hofmann: “It’s good that the coalition partners have extended the regulations regarding the duration of benefits and top-up payments for short-time work benefits, and that there are tax breaks for employer contributions to short-time work benefits. It’s also right that full reimbursement of social security contributions to employers will in the future be tied to the obligation to provide training for employees.

This aligns in many respects with what IG Metall is calling for. To date, 52,000 metalworkers have signed a petition to that effect. Now we must ensure that the coalition committee’s decisions are not further watered down during the parliamentary process and are, in some areas, made even more stringent.

IG Metall is already calling on the federal government to decide, well before the temporary regulations expire—and no later than June 2021—on their continuation, taking into account the economic situation at that time.”

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