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PRESS RELEASE NO. 15/2020 IG Metall Welcomes Increase in Short-Time Work Benefits and Extended Duration of Unemployment Benefit 1

Supplemental payments protect many workers from financial hardship +++ Extending the benefit period for ALG 1 protects against Hartz IV +++ Decisions by the coalition committee contribute to stabilizing the economy

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23 April 2020 23 April 2020

Frankfurt am Main – Jörg Hofmann, President of IG Metall, welcomes the decisions made by the coalition committee on April 23. “In our view, the decision to increase short-time work benefits is a correct and important step. It will spare many workers from financial hardship. IG Metall has long and vigorously pushed for an increase. We continue to call on employers to act responsibly and to further secure incomes by providing supplements to short-time work benefits,” Hofmann said Thursday in Frankfurt.

Hofmann also views the extension of the eligibility period for Unemployment Benefit 1 positively. “Placement in the labor market is virtually impossible at present. For those receiving Unemployment Benefit 1, the longer eligibility period protects them from falling under the Hartz IV system.”

The decisions made by the coalition committee will safeguard jobs and incomes. They contribute to stabilizing private consumption and, consequently, the state’s economy.

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