Home » Industrial relations » National industrial relations » Germany: press review -February 6 to 10, 2006 Germany: press review -February 6 to 10, 2006 Last week was marked by the beginning of wage negotiations in the metal industry which will for sure be difficult. IG Metall is demanding a 5% rise in wages. This same week, the Minister for Labour announced the creation of a legal minimum wage, necessary according to him to counter the effects of the services directive and of globalization. (Réf. 06126) Through . Published on 15 February 2006 à 15h52 - Update on 20 March 2013 à 20h58 Resources Beginning of wage negotiations in metal industry. The opening of wage negotiations in the metal industry, Wednesday February 8, was one of the great appointments of the social diary last week in Germany. According to Sueddeutsche Zeitung, the trade union IG Metall, which defends the interests of 3,4 million employees, has all the reasons to be offensive for this new round of negotiations: all the economic indexes are in the green zone and most companies of the metal and electronics industries finished the year 2005 with important profits.… 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 confidentialité.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