Tag: IG metal
Yasmin Fahimi is the first woman to head the DGB
New DGB Chair Yasmin Fahimi The 54-year-old thanked the delegates for their willingness “to want to break new ground with me”. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Yasmin Fahimi is the first woman…
89 percent of companies fear a wage-price spiral
steel production After a small setback at the turn of the year, prices climbed to a new record high. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Problems in the supply chains and increased demand…
“When incompetence and smartass come together, I can become toxic”
Designated DGB boss Yasmin Fahimi during her May speech in Wolfsburg “Just don’t let them tell you nonsense about a wage-price spiral.” (Photo: DPA [M]) Hanover, Berlin Yasmin Fahimi misses…
IG Metall representative becomes chairman of the works council
SAP headquarters The issue of payment is likely to be a key point of the new works council. (Photo: picture alliance/dpa) Dusseldorf For the first time, two union representatives head…
ECB Director Isabel Schnabel announces interest rate turnaround
Isabel Schnabel “We have to prevent high inflation from becoming fixed in expectations.” (Photo: Getty Images; Per-Anders Pettersson) Frankfurt The European Central Bank (ECB) is expected to initiate the turnaround…
ECB Director Isabel Schnabel announces interest rate turnaround
Isabel Schnabel “We have to prevent high inflation from becoming fixed in expectations.” (Photo: Getty Images; Per-Anders Pettersson) Frankfurt The European Central Bank (ECB) is expected to initiate the turnaround…
Labor market is on the way to new employment records
Berlin War in the Ukraine, problems in the supply chain, rising inflation – none of this has affected the German labor market so far. The employment records, which were only…
Unemployment in Germany is falling
Employment Agency The Federal Employment Agency publishes the unemployment rate every month. (Photo: imago images / Future Image) Nuremberg Despite the economic consequences of the Ukraine war, the German labor…
Despite inflation, there can be a little hope
way out in sight The inflation rate is high, but the price spiral can still be stopped. (Photo: (c) KAI PFAFFENBACH/Reuters/Corbis) German inflation in April was 7.4 percent: This is…
Inflation in Germany rises to 7.4 percent
Frankfurt The inflation rate in Germany continued to rise in April. Consumer prices increased by 7.4 percent compared to the same month last year, as the Federal Statistical Office announced…
Inflation in Germany rises to 7.4 percent
Pump of a gas station Gasoline prices have risen particularly significantly. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt The inflation rate in Germany continued to rise in April. Consumer prices increased by 7.4 percent…
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…
SAP co-founder Hasso Plattner on the group’s activities in Russia
Hasso Plattner The co-founder of SAP would like a successor for himself from the supervisory board. (Photo: Uwe Anspach/dpa) SAP wants to become a cloud specialist, but shareholders are skeptical.…
SAP co-founder Hasso Plattner on the group’s activities in Russia
Hasso Plattner The co-founder of SAP would like a successor for himself from the supervisory board. (Photo: Uwe Anspach/dpa) SAP wants to become a cloud specialist, but shareholders are skeptical.…
Auto industry: Gas embargo would mean cuts
car industry Employee representatives expect production cuts if Russian gas deliveries fail to materialize. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Employee representatives in the German automotive industry are concerned about the gas supply…
Sigmar Gabriel new chairman of the supervisory board at the steel subsidiary
Sigmar Gabriel “In the coming months and years, groundbreaking decisions with economic, industrial policy and environmental relevance are pending,” said Gabriel. (Photo: imago images/Reiner Zensen) Dusseldorf Former SPD leader and…
Sigmar Gabriel new chairman of the supervisory board at the steel subsidiary
Sigmar Gabriel “In the coming months and years, groundbreaking decisions with economic, industrial policy and environmental relevance are pending,” said Gabriel. (Photo: imago images/Reiner Zensen) Dusseldorf Former SPD leader and…
SAP News: IG Metall wins works council election
SAP headquarters So far, the unions have had a difficult time with the software manufacturer. (Photo: Bert Bostelmann / picture folio for Handelsblatt) Dusseldorf The big unions have had a…
Thyssen-Krupp: Ukraine war jeopardizes rehabilitation
Duisburg, Essen, Frankfurt The video, which is supposed to show the future of the Thyssen-Krupp steelworks in Duisburg, is sentimental: an old man with a full white beard roams through…
Elon Musk is only partially suitable as a role model
Elon Musk at the opening of the Gigafactory in Grünheide The Tesla boss also has his downsides. (Photo: AP) Elon Musk has long been an idol for many start-up founders…