Transcript Folie 1 - Irish Congress of Trade Unions

Vorstand
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
Jobs Conference – Ireland’s way out of Recession
A national conversation on the Jobs Crisis
Thursday 26th November 2009
Is there something to be learned from
Germany?
IG Metall – Department of General Union Policy
The German Job-Miracle
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Economic Development in different countries and regions
(second quarter 2009 vs. first quarter 2008)
Real GDP
Employment
Unemployment - Rate in percentage points
10
8
6
4
2
0
-2
-4
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Department of General Union Policy
France
USA
Portugal
Belgium
Spain
Austria
Eurozone 12
EU 15
Netherlands
Soure: Eurostat and OECD; own calculations
UK
Denmark
Sweden
Germany
Italy
-8
2
Key economic indicators for the metall
and electrical industry
August 2008 to August 2009
Change / Difference
Gross Domestic Product
Minus 6,8%
Orders M&E industry
Minus 23%
Production / output
Minus 25%
Utilization
Employment
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Minus 25% (total 70%)
Minus 5,0%
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Actual Internal Flexibility I
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Measurcs to secure employment
(Fraction of all companies, multiple answers possible)
reduction of "working hours
account"
"short-time" work
reallocation of employees
paid-leave arrangements
pay-roll cuts
benefit cut
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
percentage
Soure: WSI Betriebsrägebefragung 2009
Department of General Union Policy
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Actual Internal Flexibility II
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Measures to secure employment
(Fraction of all companies, multiple answers possible)
all companies
affected by crisis
not effected by crisis
3
7
benefit-cuts
5
6
pay-roll cuts
16
11
7
18
paid leave arrangements
13
9
18
reallocation of employees
14
5
"short-time" work
34
20
18
reduction of "working
hours account"
42
30
0
Soure: WSI Betriebsrätebefragung 2009
Department of General Union Policy
5
10
15
20
25
percentage
30
35
40
45
5
Components of GDP development 2000 to 2010
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6