The employees and unions reluctantly accepted these cuts to avoid job losses.
This is probably true because the German government has provided €4.5bn (£4bn) worth of guarantees to avoid job losses in Germany.
Many local and provincial governments also are determined to keep their hometown favorites afloat to avoid job losses and to avoid making payments on loan guarantees, he said.
Then, a year later, he attacked Sir Gerald Nabarro's bill on the perils of smoking, preferring to insist on nicotine warnings to avoid job losses in Wills' Bristol factory.
That would be the highest rate for any major country, but communist leaders want to keep growth robust to reduce poverty and avoid job losses, which could fuel political tensions.
In June 2012, the former Labor government announced a $40m grant to Alcoa to ensure the Point Henry smelter's commercial viability and avoid job losses from the closure of the smelter.
Responding to pressure from the Socialist government in France to avoid job losses, Air France said the latest staff reductions would be achieved largely through a mix of voluntary departures, early retirements, attrition and reduced working hours.
Jaguar Land Rover has frozen pay and put its staff on a four-day week to avoid job losses; Nissan has cut 1,200 jobs at its Sunderland plant; Toyota has reduced pay by 10% and Honda has halted production at Swindon for four months.
Providing aid to beleaguered state and local governments, so that they can sustain essential public services, is important for those who depend on those services; it's also a way to avoid job losses and limit the depth of the economy's slump.
The Indian government wants to avoid job losses ahead of a general election.
"Inevitably, we will not be able to avoid job losses as part of this process," he added.
