At a meeting between the trade union confederation, employers and the government where all agreed to share the responsibility in fighting COVID-19, the unions said that employers were not taking the situation seriously. IG Metall (the metalworkers’ union) demands that employees receive wage subsidies in addition to short-time work benefits. IG BAU (construction workers’ trade union) started a petition to call for an increase on of the short-time work allowances from 60% and 67% to 90%.
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