Factsheet for measure
DE-2020-27/1585
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Updated
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New Normal Working Model at Siemens
Siemens "New Normal Working Model"
Background information
Siemens is a typical case of a German company applying telework arrangements to manage the pandemic situation, while simultaneously using the pandemic as an opportunity to increase telework in the company. According to a German study, three quarters of German companies have used telework to manage the labour process during the pandemic. The study also found that around half of all employers in Germany would like to increase the use of telework among office workers.
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Content of measure
Siemens management presented a new teleworking concept in July 2020. According to the „New Normal Working Model", employees may carry out their tasks remotely wherever this makes sense and line managers agree to the arrangement. Employees may work from home or outside of their homes, for example while traveling. The New Normal Working Model constitutes an extension and amendment of existing telework arrangements in the company. The measure covers around 140,000 employees working for Siemens. The new telework arrangements are intended to set standards for post-pandemic working conditions. The trade union IG Metal announced in July that it would seek negotiations with Siemens in October in order to reach an agreement regulating the details of telework.
Updates
The following updates to this measure have been made after it came into effect.
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19 May 2022
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Siemens management and works council have concluded a new company-wide agreement called "MobileWorking im NewNormal" on working from home. Employees can chose telework for two or three days per week.
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Use of measure
No information about the impact of the measure or the state of negotiations between IG Metall and Siemens was available at the time of writing (early December 2020). (The WSI research team will try to update this case in January 2021, contacting IG Metall).
Contents
Target groups
Actors and funding
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Actors
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Funding
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Company / Companies
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Employees
Employer
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Social partners
Social partners' role in
designing the measure
and form of involvement:
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Trade unions
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Employers' organisations
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Role
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No involvement
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No involvement
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Form
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Not applicable
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Not applicable
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Social partners' role in the
implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:
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No involvement
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Main level of involvement: Company level
Involvement
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This is a management-led initiative at individual company level.
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Social partners outside the company were not involved.
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In principle, the employer bears the cost of the measures, for example related to telework equipment. Details related to work space and other employee needs remain unclear.
Views and reactions
The sectoral trade union IG Metall supports telework in principle but voiced concerns related to a lack of working time regulation. The trade union urged management to enter into negotiations about an agreement in order to ensure decent working time arrangements and avoid an over-burdening of employees
Sectors and occupations
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This case is sector-specific
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Economic area
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Sector (NACE level 2)
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C - Manufacturing
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C26 Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
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C27 Manufacture of electrical equipment
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This case is not occupation-specific.
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