Tag: Employer
SAP gives fathers six weeks of paid leave after the birth of a child
Father with child The software company SAP has announced that from next year in Germany fathers and all other partners will be given six weeks of paid leave from the…
Labor Minister Heil wants to allay employees’ fear of AI
Munich, Berlin Hubertus Heil takes an electric drill in his hand, sinks a screw into the metal component and looks at the screen. The display lights up green, everything is…
The number of start-ups is falling again – these are the causes and consequences
Berlin After a slight recovery in 2021, the number of business start-ups in Germany fell again last year by nine percent to 550,000. This is the result of the new…
Employers want to strengthen innovative strength with special start-up visas
startup The employers’ association sees a lot of catching up to do in Germany in terms of start-up culture, which can lead to innovative business ideas and new jobs. (Photo:…
Industrial electricity price and four-day week – what concerns the trade unions on May 1st
Berlin At their traditional May Day rallies, the trade unions campaigned for active shaping of industrial transformation and relief for workers. The four-day week also played a role in this.…
Strikes in Germany cause 674,000 lost days a year
IG Metall warning strike In the past year, wage disputes in the metal and electrical industry were among the most contentious. (Photo: IMAGO/Nikito) Berlin Strikes at airports, in garbage collection,…
You can also use your business cell phone privately – that way it remains tax-free
woman on the phone The employer can assume the telephone costs of his employees tax-free. (Photo: The Image Bank/Getty Images) Berlin The question that often comes up is: Should companies…
What Heil has in mind when recording time – and what is problematic about it
Working time measurement Currently, employers only have to record overtime. In the future, they will be obliged to “electronically record the beginning, end and duration of the daily working hours…
Ex-Federal Labor Judge and IG Metall are hoping for a correction of the verdict on works council remuneration
Berlin After the sensational judgment of the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) on the remuneration of works councils, the first companies have reduced the salaries of employee representatives. Those affected…
Collective bargaining agreement in the public sector failed
Warning strike by public sector employees Collective bargaining has failed. (Photo: IMAGO/Martin Müller) Berlin, Potsdam Collective bargaining for the public sector at federal and local level has failed. Employers and…
National reform program Employers criticize the federal government’s lack of ambition for reform
Employer President Rainer Dulger “What really helps us entrepreneurs now so that the investment pipeline doesn’t run dry are clear priorities and the courage to change.” (Photo: IMAGO/Bernd Elmenthaler) Berlin…
The concerted strike action is legal but not legitimate
Warning strike in the public sector in Bremen Marching separately, striking together – the Verdi and EVG unions are now taking advantage of Field Marshal Moltke’s tactics. Although they are…
Germany is threatened with a traffic heart attack on Monday
Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Berlin Traffic in Germany is likely to come to a standstill in large parts next Monday. The reason for this is the call for strikes by several trade…
Germany is threatened with a traffic heart attack on Monday
Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Berlin Traffic in Germany is likely to come to a standstill in large parts next Monday. The reason for this is the call for strikes by several trade…
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…
“At the moment the game is on who gets weak knees first”
Warning strike in Munich The trade unions are increasing the pressure in the collective bargaining dispute for the public sector. (Photo: IMAGO/Eibner) Berlin The chief negotiator for the municipal employers…
The climate attitude of the employer is important for 81 percent of young Germans
Fridays for Future protests Almost half of the people in Germany would support limiting the amount of meat and dairy products that are available for sale. (Photo: IMAGO/NurPhoto) Dusseldorf The…
Is it really worth it for employees?
>>iOS WSI researcher Bispinck has now calculated how the bonuses work for a fictitious wage agreement that runs from January 2023 to December 2024. In variant 1, 3,000 euros are…
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…
We need more work instead of work-life balance
employment in old age In order to save the pension system, we must above all work longer. (Photo: imago images/MASKOT) Nothing is defended as vehemently in Germany as one’s own…