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Cost-cutting measure: VW plans to freeze many salaries worldwide: Following the planned reduction of another 50,000 jobs, Volkswagen is now also targeting ...
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Key FactsReport: Volkswagen plans to freeze many salaries worldwide through 2030
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: n-tv.de
- According to internal documents, many employees worldwide would receive no pay increases through 2030.
- The works council says the rule has applied since early October, departing from previously budgeted inflation adjustments and bargaining flexibility.
- For those affected, foregoing increases could mean about a 10% real income loss and further restrictions for 275,000 employees in Germany.
- In September, the supervisory board approved 50,000 further global job cuts, beyond 50,000 already agreed; four German plants face risks from 2031 to 2034.
The corporate board has instructed the HR heads worldwide to "zero-rounds until 2030", i.e., to freeze the current tariff level and suspend any wage increases.— IG Metall, in response to the Süddeutsche Zeitung report about VW's pay freeze
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OpinionAutumn wage negotiations without metalworkers: What wage increase is acceptable for the location?
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One person said: "I hate using self checkouts when someone could be earning a wage on the till." While another wrote: "If they want to give us ... Show more
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Key FactsMercedes Seeks 38-Hour Week Without Wage Compensation
Sep 19, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: swr.de
- The planned increase is intended without wage compensation, according to the company; talks with employee representatives continue.
- A permanent or temporary introduction is reportedly under discussion; the works council said no agreement or negotiations existed yet.
- Handelsblatt reported management threatened further relocations abroad if German labor costs were not reduced.
- IG Metall rejects leaving the 35-hour week; thousands of employees protested nationwide on Friday against the austerity policy.
To increase working hours without wage compensation is, in the company's view, 'the most direct and fairest way' to reduce these costs.— Mercedes-Benz spokesperson, cited by SWR/Handelsblatt, in the context of the plan for a 38-hour week without pay increases
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Key FactsMetal Industry Confirms Second Wage Agreement
Sep 24, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: nachrichten.at
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: nachrichten.at
- For 2026/27, collectively agreed wages will rise 2.1 percent, while actual wages will increase 1.9 percent.
- The gross minimum wage will reach €2,622 on November 1; apprentice pay and allowances will also rise 2.1 percent.
- Night-work and third-shift premiums will increase 7.01 percent, reaching €3.75 per hour.
- Employers said the arrangement covers 190,000 employees; the sector lost 20,000 jobs during the previous year.
It is a 'temporary crisis settlement'.— Reinhold Binder, Chief of PRO-GE; described it as an 'exceptional situation' tailored for the metal industry, calling it a 'temporary crisis settlement'.
Mercedes warns two German plants face closure amid cost pressures: Mercedes-Benz warns that two German plants may close due to high labour costs
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Amazon boosts minimum starting hourly pay for US full-time warehouse workers to $20 an hour
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Premier League footballers earn R35bn a year – here's what that money could pay for
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The Treasury secretary says low-wage workers are winning. Your hourly pay tells a messier story.
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