Home » Industrial relations » National industrial relations » Germany: first wage counter offer of the employers in the metallurgical industry Germany: first wage counter offer of the employers in the metallurgical industry For the first time since the wage negotiations have been launched at the beginning of February in the metallurgical and electronics industries, the employers proposed a concrete counter offer on April 6, 2006. They propose a 1.2% wage increase per year, with a lump which is likely to fall down according to the company situation. As for IG-Metall, the trade-union, who demands a 5% increase, it threatens to organise a general strike. (Ref. 06336) Through . Published on 07 April 2006 Ă 14h10 - Update on 24 March 2013 Ă 15h16 Resources In North Rhine Westfalia (NRW), the employers’ organisation proposed a 1.2% wage increase for the 700.000 workers concerned, retrospectively from March 1st, 2006 to February 28, 2007 and another 1.2% from March 1st,… Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst name Last name Organization Function email* Object of the message Your messageRGPD J’accepte la politique de confidentialitĂ©.EmailThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Les dernières publications Supporting parenthood in the workplace: a win-win strategy Supporting employee carers: a CSR challenge Analyzes Les dernières publications Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels