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As part of a broader effort to reduce expenses, Mercedes-Benz is proposing longer working hours without additional pay, delaying bonus payments, and relocating some administrative jobs abroad. Company executives argue that these measures are necessary to improve competitiveness amid slowing sales and declining profits. Employee representatives have pushed back against the proposal, arguing that workers should not absorb the costs of the company's financial challenges. The dispute demonstrates the ongoing tension between corporate cost-cutting strategies and employee expectations for fair compensation.