Tag: Work and social
Johannes Vogel: “Second education system for the whole life” – economy
Johannes Vogel, First Parliamentary Managing Director of the FDP parliamentary group in the Bundestag, on equal opportunities, unfair vacation job rules and the desire to try something new even late…
Minimum wage: It should be a little more than twelve euros – politics
Christian Lindner has never really been able to warm up to the minimum wage. A “fatal incentive” is this wrote the FDP leader in 2014, he doesn’t solve any social…
Career aspirations as children: from firefighter to businessman – career
It is a question that many children are asked as early as elementary school age: “What do you want to be one day?” The answers to these questions have changed…
#MeToo: Sexual harassment is also an economic problem – economy
If employers don’t feel humanly obliged to do something about sexual assault, they should at least protect their profits. Comment from Kathrin Werner If the tiring, painful period of the…
Comment: Sexual harassment is also an economic problem – economy
If employers don’t feel humanly obliged to do something about sexual assault, they should at least protect their profits. Comment from Kathrin Werner If the tiring, painful period of the…
Why Olaf Scholz needs a darkroom – economy
Which minister in the cabinet of SPD Chancellor Olaf Scholz enjoys his greatest trust? Hubertus Heil, the head of department responsible for pensions, labor and social affairs. Both Social Democrats…
More wages, more pensions, higher earnings limits – economy
For millions of employees, but also for retirees, the coming year will bring some changes. The federal government’s plans in the field of labor and social affairs give hope for…
Home office: At home is where there is work – career
The toughest corona side effect is probably the home office. Hardly any side effect of the virus has been debated, analyzed, parodied and now also balanced in such a way.…
Home office: a curse or a blessing? – Career
The pandemic has made working from home the norm for many. Is that a curse or a blessing? A conversation with Sabine Pfeiffer, Professor of Sociology at the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg,…
Germany in the pandemic: The bad guys – opinion
Anyone who listened to Ulrich Schneider presenting his “poverty report” on Thursday found himself in a dark world. The general manager of the Paritätischer Gesamtverband portrayed Germany as a country…