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A shortage of skilled workers is driving trainee wages up
Trainees in the electrical field In 2020, the minimum wage was also introduced for trainees. (Photo: dpa) Berlin In the current training year, wages for apprentices have risen sharply in…
“We need you” – How India should save Germany from the skilled labor crisis
Bangkok, Berlin Federal Minister of Labor Hubertus Heil addresses the young Indians who are crowded in the rows of plastic chairs directly: “My message is: We need you,” said the…
OECD recommends reform to Germany
Tax reasons for the marriage The spouse splitting is criticized, also because it creates problematic incentives. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The industrialized nations organization OECD sees a suitable recipe against the…
Wirtschaftsweise Schnitzer calls for 1.5 million immigrants a year
Monica Schnitzer The chairwoman of the Advisory Council also calls for more investment in children in the fight against the shortage of skilled workers. (Photo: dpa) Berlin In order to…
Wirtschaftsweise Schnitzer calls for 1.5 million immigrants a year
Monica Schnitzer The chairwoman of the Advisory Council also calls for more investment in children in the fight against the shortage of skilled workers. (Photo: dpa) Berlin In order to…
Suppliers declare a personnel emergency
Frankfurt The shortage of skilled workers is posing ever greater problems for the aerospace industry. According to the IG Metall coast, up to 5,000 positions are currently vacant – the…
Why trainees quit their training
trainees in Germany The number of new training contracts is still far from the pre-pandemic level. (Photo: Getty Images (M)) Berlin On the way back from her parents, she had…
Why trainees quit their training
trainees in Germany The number of new training contracts is still far from the pre-pandemic level. (Photo: Getty Images (M)) Berlin On the way back from her parents, she had…
German economy will not grow again until 2024 – inflation slows investment and consumption
Dusseldorf The Handelsblatt Research Institute (HRI) has revised its economic expectations for 2023 and 2024 downwards. The HRI now expects a decline in German economic output of 0.7 percent for…
Who works in Germany for how long?
People work in the office late at night Highly skilled workers are more likely to work more than 30 hours a week than those without a degree. (Photo: dpa) Berlin…
Lack of skilled workers at debt counselors – pressure on those affected is growing
debt advice The managing director of the Federal Working Group for Debt Counseling sees one reason for the lack of staff in what the association considers to be inadequate payment…
Germany’s most popular employers for academics
Design at BMW Munich was also the most popular employer for academics in 2023. Dusseldorf If you want a higher salary, changing jobs is often the best option. And so…
More than 170,000 vacancies: shortage of engineers is getting worse
engineers The German Economic Institute (IW), which compiles the Engineer Monitor together with the VDI, assumes an annual requirement of 130,500 engineers. (Photo: DigitalVision/Getty Images) Berlin The shortage of engineers…
IG BCE demands more commitment from companies in training
Berlin With a wide-ranging campaign, the IG BCE union wants to get employers to train more young people again. Employers would have to stop the trend of declining trainee numbers…
IG BCE demands more commitment from companies in training
Berlin With a wide-ranging campaign, the IG BCE union wants to get employers to train more young people again. Employers would have to stop the trend of declining trainee numbers…
More young people without professional qualifications than expected
Young people in training Despite the shortage of skilled workers, the number of unskilled workers is increasing. (Photo: Imago/Westend61) Berlin 2.64 million young people between 20 and 35 had no…
“The job market for unskilled workers is booming”
Based on the microcensus data, which should still be evaluated with caution due to the influx of Ukrainian refugees, Enzo Weber from the Institute for Labor Market and Vocational Research…
Six-figure salary possible: Recruiters are experiencing a boom in demand
Sought-after personnel expert Even if the boom has slowed down a bit recently, there is still a desperate need for HR professionals. Since the beginning of the corona pandemic, the…
Recruiters experience boom in demand in Germany
Sought-after personnel expert Even if the boom has slowed down a bit recently, there is still a desperate need for HR professionals. Since the beginning of the corona pandemic, the…