Tag: employer
Why fewer and fewer companies pay collectively agreed wages
background As of: April 23, 2024 8:18 a.m 75 years ago, the Collective Bargaining Act came into force – and shaped the German economic model. But collective bargaining is in…
Chemical collective bargaining round: Trade unionists demand better status
As of: April 15, 2024 7:02 p.m The chemical industry is starting collective bargaining. The union side is comparatively cautious about its wage demands. Another question has particular importance. By…
Does the employer have to pay compensation for teleworking?
With the rise of remote working, more and more employees are taking advantage of the flexibility of working from home. A new working method which is, however, not free of…
Rheinmetall: Armaments industry attracts more younger applicants
As of: March 30, 2024 2:21 p.m Once taboo, today a booming industry: The defense company Rheinmetall is pleased about the increasing number of applicants. And the company needs this…
Ifo Institute lowers growth forecast due to traffic light austerity measures
As of: January 24, 2024 12:23 p.m The ifo Institute is lowering its growth forecast for 2024. The reason is the federal government’s current austerity measures. According to employer president…
Why some employers pay thousands of euros in job change bonuses
As of: January 8, 2024 11:24 a.m More and more companies are offering job change bonuses. They want to assert themselves in the competition for skilled workers. But why don’t…
Budget: Employer President: Government should reduce personnel costs
Household Employer President: Government should reduce personnel costs Billion-dollar holes in the budget: Employer President Rainer Dulger has called on the federal government to make savings in the administrative sector…
GDL boss on the rail strike: “The employer side has no solution”
As of: December 7th, 2023 6:03 p.m One last strike before the “Christmas peace”: In the collective bargaining dispute, the GDL train drivers’ union is once again increasing the pressure…
Employer President Dulger: Skilled labor shortage endangers prosperity
As of: November 26, 2023 8:39 a.m The president of the employers’ association has appealed to politicians to do something quickly about the shortage of skilled workers. This endangers prosperity,…
Rules for working from home are often not yet sufficiently defined
As of: October 23, 2023 8:50 a.m Mobile working is now part of everyday life in most companies. However, unions and companies are not always on the same wavelength. There…