“Hanebüchen”: FDP push for overtime is met with massive criticism. The FDP wants to make overtime partially tax-free.
The unions reject this as a “crazy idea”. Instead, they hold employers accountable. “Taxes down for the middle of society and taxes up for billionaires. This automatically makes the jobs of skilled workers more attractive,” says Verdi boss Frank Werneke. The Greens and the Left criticize the FDP’s overtime proposal.