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Economy

Mercedes-Benz is seriously considering closing plants in Germany amid a dispute with the union

Mercedes-Benz is examining which of its 12 German plants the company could keep if it fails to reach an agreement with employees on cost cuts. HR director Britta Seeger said no compromise is in sight. Management is demanding an increase of the working week from 35 to 40 hours and cuts to payments, while the union IG Metall and the works council are resisting. Investments in German plants are frozen.

Otabek Yusupov
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World

Merz advocates flexible schedule: three 12-hour days and the rest days off

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, speaking at Employers' Day in Berlin, backed a flexible organization of working hours: 12-hour shifts three times a week with a weekly rather than daily limit on hours. The government is preparing a corresponding bill. Its refinement will be entrusted to the new labor minister Alexander Schweitzer, appointed on October 13 after Bärbel Bas's resignation.

Aziz Karimov
2 min read