Tag: Tariff policy
The minimum wage has not cost jobs
Parcel distribution center of the online retailer Amazon A study on the introduction of the minimum wage in Germany shows that low-wage earners in particular have benefited. (Photo: dpa) The…
Labor law: Green Justice Senator wants collective action right
Lady Justice So far, a uniform clarification of similar legal issues in labor court proceedings has only been possible in very limited special cases. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Hamburg’s Justice Senator…
BMW introduces 35-hour week at the Leipzig plant
BMW production in Leipzig Around 5,300 people currently work at the BMW Leipzig plant. (Photo: dpa) Munich After Volkswagen, BMW is also adjusting the working hours for employees in East…
Employment relationships in the US are changing
Depending on the time of day, Smalls and his colleagues distribute not only flyers but also coffee, pizza or freshly roasted meat from the grill. The whole thing is financed…
Strikes threaten in the collective bargaining round for state employees
State workers strike Country negotiator Reinhold Hilbers (left) in conversation with protesting workers. (Photo: dpa) Berlin In the collective bargaining for the approximately 1.1 million collective bargaining employees in the…
Unions want to protest nationwide on Friday
Berlin ZF Friedrichshafen looks back on more than a hundred years of history and has reinvented itself over and over again. Initially a manufacturer of gears, the Swabian company developed…
Opel works council criticizes the end of toolmaking
Opel in Rüsselsheim The planned closure of the tool shop will cause the next conflict between management and the works council. (Photo: dpa) Munich In addition to the forge and…
A minimum wage of twelve euros helps nine million employees
In a current policy brief, the Institute for Economic and Social Sciences (WSI) of the union-related Hans Böckler Foundation analyzed who would benefit from the planned increase. The most important…
IG-BCE boss Michael Vassiliadis takes over the task of the transformer
Berlin A transformer is an electronic component that can be used to convert high voltage into less dangerous lower voltage. In the climate protection and energy transition debate, Michael Vassiliadis…
The minimum wage is becoming the plaything of politics
Berlin The warning from Andrea Nahles when the minimum wage was introduced in 2015 was urgent: The grand coalition made a conscious decision to let an independent commission decide on…
The minimum wage is becoming the plaything of politics
Berlin The warning from Andrea Nahles when the minimum wage was introduced in 2015 was urgent: The grand coalition made a conscious decision to let an independent commission decide on…
Reviewer doubts Spahn’s law on tariff compliance
Carer and resident of a retirement home Improving working conditions in nursing is a legitimate goal, says the legal opinion. But the path taken is questionable. (Photo: dpa) Berlin It…
Agreement in Construction Collective Bargaining – Higher Income and Premium
building Around 890,000 construction workers can count on more wages. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The around 890,000 employees in the German construction industry will get more money in the future. For…
Agreement in Construction Collective Bargaining – Higher Income and Premium
building Around 890,000 construction workers can count on more wages. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The around 890,000 employees in the German construction industry will get more money in the future. For…
Car manufacturer: “Escape from co-determination” – Planned Opel dismemberment causes severe criticism
The announced outsourcing of the plants jeopardizes the brand, locations and jobs at Opel, the union and works council rage. The first protests are planned. .source site
Construction arbitration postponed without result
Demonstration of IG Bau in Feuchtwangen IG Bau is demanding 5.3 percent more wages for construction workers. (Photo: dpa) Berlin In the collective bargaining dispute for around 890,000 employees in…
The layoffs after the strikes are justified
Strike at gorillas in Berlin on Monday Gorillas had to learn that the company achieves little with concessions. (Photo: Getty Images) Hamburg It has been going on for weeks: employees…
State collective bargaining round: employer demands provoked unions
Protest by nursing staff in Berlin The wages in the health system of the federal states are to rise by 300 euros according to the ideas of the unions. (Photo:…
Porsche will introduce the 35-hour week at the Leipzig plant in 2025
Porsche production in Leipzig From 2025, the employees in the Saxon plant will work three hours less per week than today. (Photo: dpa) Berlin For the approximately 4,300 employees at…
Negotiations with Airbus continue
Negotiations between aircraft manufacturer and union A week ago, more than 10,000 employees took part in a nearly one-day warning strike against management’s plans. (Photo: dpa) augsburg According to the…