The debate about the Christmas bonus does not end.
Are these and other special payments possibly being scrutinized?
What can be heard from politics and business.
First, several politicians called for the
Christmas bonus payments
to be brought forward because of the corona crisis - to strengthen the retail trade and straighten out
Christmas shopping
, according to their idea.
So far nothing has come of it.
According to a report by the German Press Agency (dpa), the German trade association reacted cautiously to the proposal from politics *: An early payment of the Christmas bonus would probably
only
help the
shops in the city center
to a very limited extent, so the argumentation.
Unfortunately, many customers are currently avoiding the shopping spree because they wanted to meet as few people as possible in Corona times.
And the
savings rate
is currently very high because many consumers prefer to keep their money together due to the uncertainty.
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Nevertheless, the
debate about the Christmas bonus
in the year of the
corona crisis
continues - and not only that: The designated President of the employers' association Gesamtmetall, Stefan Wolf, has reportedly spoken out in favor of employees
doing overtime
in the economic crisis in
some cases without a wage premium
.
“We now need overtime without full
pay
.
That can be two or four hours a week, ”said Wolf, who is to be elected to succeed Rainer Dulger at the top of the overall metal level in November, according to dpa in a report in the“ Bild ”newspaper.
A rigid 35-hour week no longer fits in with the time.
He wanted to deviate flexibly, depending on the order situation, said Wolf accordingly.
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Also
late charges
should be partly eliminated from the perspective of Wolf.
These are “no longer up to date”.
Special payments such as Christmas bonuses
should also be scrutinized, as should
break regulations
.
Wolf generally only wants short-time work with appropriate wage reductions.
"If you listen to the factories: Many people would be willing to make concessions," said Wolf, who is also CEO of the automotive supplier ElringKlinger: "I urge IG Metall: listen to these people."
(Ahu) * Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editorial network.
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