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A key element of ver.di’s collective bargaining demand was to decrease sales pressure on employees. It was based to ver.di’s campaign on “Verkaufsdruck, Nein Danke” (“Sales Pressure, No Thanks”). The negotiations were closely linked to UNI Finance’s global campaign on fair advice in the finance industry and the Frankfurt Declaration adopted in April.



In a joint declaration, part of the agreement, ver.di and employers state:

• Management should avoid performance pressure, especially targets should be formulated so that they are fair, reachable, specific and take account of the needs of customers.

• Companies should allow their employees adequate leeway for conducting their work.

Ver.di’s Uwe Foullong said: “We have succeeded to reach an agreement on health and safety at work that creates better conditions for health and safety conditions for employees. Through this management should be encouraged to decrease pressure on employees.” The agreement also includes a basis for reviewing undue pressure and to shape advice so that it is orientated on customer needs.



For ver.di information, see attached file (in German).

See also ver.di website: "http://fidi.verdi.de/"