Home » HR practices » Professional development » Legal developments » National legislation » Germany: Volkswagen and Porsche’s EWCs want to settle their conflict Germany: Volkswagen and Porsche’s EWCs want to settle their conflict At the request of the future president of the IG Metall union, Berthold Huber, the two leaders of VW and Porsche's European works councils met on October 30, 2007, at the headquarters of IG Metall in Frankfurt to try and settle their conflict about the joint management rules within the future Porsche Automobil Holding SE (see our article No. 70885). On October 31, 2007, the employees of Volkswagen's six western factories should down tools for an hour to enable the WC to explain them this conflict's stakes. (Ref. 070904) Through . Published on 31 October 2007 Ă 8h14 - Update on 31 October 2007 Ă 8h14 Resources For weeks, Bernd Osterloh, chair of VW’s EWC, has been blaming Porsche’s management and works council for signing an agreement on staff representation in the future Porsche Holding which does not take into account the balance between the two companies’ workforces. Thus, in the end,… 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