Tag: BDA
Pensions will increase by up to 6.1 percent – that means the decision
The German Bundestag MEPs decided on Friday to increase pension payments. (Photo: dpa) Berlin A positive decision for millions of pensioners: In the Bundestag on Friday, the coalition launched a…
Criticism of the draft law to protect whistleblowers
The association “Die Familienunternehmer” spoke of the “old suffering” of German legislators, “almost compulsively falling into legislative over-fulfilment”. The ministry received a total of 45 statements from specialist groups and…
What the economy expects from the new regulatory control council
paper clips Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will officially appoint the new members of the Regulatory Control Council. This marks the start of the fourth mandate of the independent advisory body.…
Economist Martin Werding is to become a member
Economist Martin Werding Mental father of the “share pension”. (Photo: imago images/Jürgen Heinrich) Berlin When Olaf Scholz, who was still an SPD candidate for chancellor at the time, verbally beat…
BA sees seamless support at risk
Arrival of Ukrainian refugees in Munich Job centers are expecting a wave of new applications for basic security. (Photo: dpa) Berlin From June, thousands of refugees from Ukraine could be…
A safe Germany needs a strong economy
When the American political scientist Francis Fukuyama coined the term “end of history” in an article in the summer of 1989 – the final victory of Western liberal democracy and…
Hiring refugees – tips for companies
Job advice for Ukrainian refugees In Cologne, Berlin and Frankfurt, Deutsche Bahn and the employment agency have set up job advice centers near the train station. (Photo: IMAGO/Political Moments) Dusseldorf…
Companies need more cooperation and control
training workshop Working and studying: dual studies are booming. The number of students has more than quintupled since 2004 to around 122,0000 people. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Dual studies are booming.…
DGB boss Reiner Hoffmann calls for easing of EU debt rules
Berlin The chairman of the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB), Reiner Hoffmann, hopes that European debt rules will be relaxed. “Against the background of this disgusting war and the tasks…
Worry about lockdown in the fall
Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (left) and Chancellor Olaf Scholz (both SPD) The minister expresses his concern about possible developments in the autumn. (Photo: dpa) Berlin With the failure of…
Vaccination obligation for health insurance companies not feasible
Vaccination Center Schwerin Health Minister Karl Lauterbauch vaccinates a volunteer. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin The debate about mandatory corona vaccination in Germany is entering the decisive phase. In a few weeks,…
Business associations are learning lessons from the crisis
2G becomes 3G A restaurateur in Augsburg is changing the access rules for his pub. (Photo: dpa) Berlin It is now almost a year since Angela Merkel stepped in front…
Habeck announces further relief package
Robert Habeck The Economics Minister wants to relieve households. (Photo: imago images/IP3press) Berlin In response to rising energy prices, Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck (Greens) has announced a new federal government…
EU bureaucracy: Union economic wing for burden moratorium
Berlin The German economy is heading for uncertain times. The corona pandemic has not yet been overcome, but new setbacks are already looming as a result of the Ukraine war,…
Habeck reaped praise and criticism for Flexirenten advance
Even today, nobody is “forced to retire at the standard retirement age,” said the Greens pension expert Markus Kurth. And there are more and more employees who work longer hours.…
Employers expect changes from the Bundestag
Bartender in Bavaria According to the draft law, the statutory minimum wage is to rise to twelve euros per hour as of October 1st. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The Confederation of…
Corona: Federal-state summit causes Zoff
Berlin The date is set, but not the details: According to the decision of the Prime Ministers’ Conference on Wednesday, all “profound” corona measures should be dropped on March 20th.…
Auto supplier Allgaier before sale to a Chinese investor
Dieter Hundt The former Employers’ President, here in 2013, has always maintained good contacts with China. (Photo: Marc-Steffen Unger for Handelsblatt) Stuttgart, Berlin Former employer president Dieter Hundt is about…
Auto supplier Allgaier before sale to a Chinese investor
Dieter Hundt The former Employers’ President, here in 2013, has always maintained good contacts with China. (Photo: Marc-Steffen Unger for Handelsblatt) Stuttgart, Berlin Former employer president Dieter Hundt is about…
Employers sharply criticize planned law
The minimum wage should in future be twelve euros gross per hour Employers view the planned procedure more critically than the level of wages. (Photo: dpa) Berlin In view of…