Home » Industrial relations » National industrial relations » Germany: collective negotiations in the metallurgy sector to commence ahead of schedule Germany: collective negotiations in the metallurgy sector to commence ahead of schedule On 04 February, the IG Metall trade union gave the green light for sector negotiations to commence, even though the current agreement runs until 31 March 2020. Thus 20 February is the date set for consultations to commence between the regional social partners. The announcement comes after the metallurgy sector’s major regional employers’ federations welcomed proposals by the trade union to quickly negotiate a set of measures that should help companies deal with potentially perilous structural disruption. Although the trade union position requiring companies to put a stay on employment terminations during the negotiations period remains, it now appears to be open to negotiation itself. Through . Published on 04 February 2020 à 16h55 - Update on 04 February 2020 à 16h56 Resources The metallurgy sector’s social partners have agreed to quickly negotiate a ‘package’ of measures for the future (Zukunftspaket), that is able to offer a number of tools as well as some margin for maneuver to companies in the sector that are affected at various levels by the ongoing effects of both digital and electric transition.… 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 messageNameThis 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