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IG Metall members can visit the Hannover Messe free of charge. The world's largest industrial trade fair will take place in Hanover from April 22 to 26, 2024. This year, the world's largest industrial trade fair once again has many trends in store. The focus will be on topics such as CO2-neutral production, energy, Industry 4.0 and Manufacturing-X, AI and machine learning as well as hydrogen and fuel cells. This year's partner country is Norway.

01/11/2024 | The federal government has introduced many legislative changes for the new year. We have summarized the most important points for students.

12/22/2023 | Employers and IG Metall had recently different positions in the current collective bargaining round. In the first round of negotiations on November 30 , 2023, the employers offered 8.5% wage increase over 24 months, compared to IG Metall‘s demand of 10.5% increase over 12 months.

12/04/2023 | IG Metall is determined to defend the interests of IAV's workforce and is starting the 2023/2024 bargaining round with clear demands. In view of the fundamental changes in the automotive industry and the associated challenges for IAV in the midst of the transformation process, IG Metall is calling for significant investment in the workforce.

09/01/2023 | It gives the impression that the interests of students in Germany are of secondary importance to the government.

05/04/2023 | On average, ICT workers covered by collective bargaining agreements earn nearly 15 percent more than their counterparts in in companies without collective agreements. At the same time, they work fewer hours on average. This is shown by the new ICT salary analysis of IG Metall: ICT employees can also check and compare their own salaries.