Tag: DGB
For the first time more than 2.5 million people without professional qualifications
Apprenticeship at Volkswagen The number of people without professional training has been increasing for years. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The shortage of skilled workers and workers in Germany is becoming ever…
How to properly plan for retirement
retirement Retirement is no longer a guaranteed basic income in old age: More and more people will have to work beyond retirement age to secure their standard of living. (Photo:…
Employees should note this on Monday
warning strike The Verdi and EVG unions have called for a nationwide strike on Monday. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Germany is likely to stand still in large parts next Monday. The…
Germany is threatened with a traffic heart attack on Monday
Municipal employees on warning strike in Bremen The unions are demanding 10.5 percent more money, but at least 500 euros a month. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt, Berlin Traffic in Germany threatens…
The specter of deindustrialization
The author Dalia Marin is Professor of International Economics at the TUM School of Management at the Technical University of Munich and Senior Research Fellow at the European think tank…
Trade union confederation warns ECB against further interest rate hikes – “Collateral damage would be enormous”
ECB headquarters in Frankfurt The central bank will discuss a further interest rate hike on Thursday. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt Before the Council meeting of the European Central Bank (ECB) on…
The class action lawsuit is coming – which companies and consumers must now prepare for
diesel scandal Again and again, many citizens are affected by mass damage. Until now, consumers have had to sue companies themselves, for example to receive compensation. This is going to…
Stark-Watzinger’s education summit under criticism
Bettina Stark-Watzinger The Federal Minister of Education called for more cooperation in the field of education. (Photo: IMAGO/Jens Schicke) Berlin Federal Education Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger actually wanted to ensure more…
Call for a global climate protest – Fridays For Future and Verdi paralyze parts of German traffic
>>iOS At the international level, one of the key demands on politicians is to stop the financing of all oil and gas projects worldwide in order to avert the impending…
ECJ judgment could fuel the debate
Berlin The European Court of Justice (ECJ) will deal with the minimum rest periods of employees in a Hungarian case on Thursday. The topic is also controversial in Germany, albeit…
The majority of federal states act too arbitrarily when it comes to housing construction
A vacant lot in Stralsund In order to create living space, a municipality can oblige an owner to build on his property within a reasonable period of time. (Photo: dpa)…
Sovereign wealth funds under pressure – what does that mean for stock returns?
Nicolai Tangen, head of Norway’s sovereign wealth fund The sovereign wealth fund financed with oil profits experienced its worst year since the financial crisis in 2022. (Photo: Bloomberg) Stockholm, Tokyo,…
Unions criticize poor working conditions for seasonal workers
Seasonal workers harvesting asparagus “In the 2022 season, the situation changed fundamentally due to the Ukraine war.” (Photo: dpa) Berlin The working conditions of foreign seasonal workers in German agriculture…
SAP pays 3.7 percent more salary
Dusseldorf The salary round at SAP is met with clear criticism from the workforce. Eberhard Schick, chairman of the works council at the parent company and chairman of the IG…
Should schools teach how to start a business?
Student at Global College What do people need for a career as a self-employed person? (Photo: Global College) Madrid Germany’s students learn too little about business – this complaint comes…
Who will be the new boss? Two aspirants for the chief post
Berlin At IG Metall, a generational change is imminent this year: at the trade union conference in October, a decision will be made on the successor to the first chairman,…
After a year, Friedrich Merz – Union is still looking for its center
Just in time for the CSU retreat in Seeon and in the year of the Bavarian elections, Merz spreads unity with Söder – while things are bubbling up in the…
Works council: Experienced and male – these are German works councils
Berlin German law gives works councils a lot of power: they help with imminent dismissals or bullying and help determine the organization of working hours, payment principles, the introduction of…
Olaf Scholz reprimands the trend towards early retirement
Olaf Scholz (right), Hubertus Heil The chancellor and social affairs minister are faced with the challenge of keeping older workers in work longer – despite measures such as retirement at…
Olaf Scholz reprimands the trend towards early retirement
Olaf Scholz (right), Hubertus Heil The chancellor and social affairs minister are faced with the challenge of keeping older workers in work longer – despite measures such as retirement at…