Home » Industrial relations » National industrial relations » Germany: chemical industry social partners strike crisis agreement Germany: chemical industry social partners strike crisis agreement Social partners in Germany’s chemical industry, the IG BCE union and the employer confederation BAVC, this week unveiled a ‘crisis agreement’ that will apply until the end of the year. This agreement should make it possible to adapt certain provisions of the branch collective agreement, signed at the end of November 2019, and to increase the remuneration level of employees placed on short-time working. Through . Published on 27 March 2020 à 16h50 - Update on 30 March 2020 à 8h28 Resources Following the example of social partners in the metal industry (see article n°11748), their counterparts in chemical industry have negotiated a crisis agreement that is valid until 31 December 2020. The president of the IG BCE union explained at the beginning of the week that he expected short-time working to quickly become commonplace in the sector,… Managing the fallout of Covid-19 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.PhoneThis 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