Tag: Wages and salaries
Raising the minimum wage has given low earners a significant boost in purchasing power
Berlin The sharp increase in the statutory minimum wage to twelve euros has significantly increased purchasing power in the low-wage sector in Germany, despite the high rates of price increases.…
Habeck wants to promote heating exchange with billions
Robert Habeck “Climate neutrality must not become a social problem.” (Photo: dpa) Berlin Economics Minister Robert Habeck wants to accompany the increased switch to climate-friendly heating systems from 2024 with…
Habeck wants to promote heating exchange with billions
Robert Habeck The Economics Minister wants to support low-income households in particular when replacing the heating system. (Photo: IMAGO/Bernd Elmenthaler) Berlin Federal Economics Minister Robert Habeck wants to accompany the…
Does money make you happy? Income limit at $500,000
Money can make you happy The happier a person is, the more likely it is that income affects happiness. (Photo: E+/Getty Images) Frankfurt It’s scientifically proven that happy people get…
Bonus for VW employees increases – a total of 3630 euros for 2022
Volkswagen logo For the weak Corona year 2020, there was an extra 2700 euros for tariff employees. (Photo: Reuters) Wolfsburg Volkswagen employees with collective bargaining agreements received a higher bonus…
BMW and Puma close wage gap
Dusseldorf Facts like these are still voluntary: the sporting goods manufacturer Puma has developed a strategy to guarantee fair pay for women in its own company. The company is thus…
Equal Pay Day: Wage gaps remain large
Equal Pay Day, which falls on March 7 this year, symbolizes the pay gap. In theory, women work for free until that date, while men have been paid for their…
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…
Can an applicant demand too much salary?
salary negotiation Personnel experts say that companies should make transparent what salary they can offer and what possible increments can look like. (Photo: Getty Images) Berlin Because of inflation, many…
Chancellery ends concerted action against rising prices
Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Employer President Rainer Dulger, DGB boss Yasmin Fahimi (from left) The “concentrated action” was intended to avoid high wage settlements, which could otherwise trigger the dreaded…
Unions reject first offer in collective bargaining dispute
Rally of public servants The Verdi and DBB civil servants’ union and collective bargaining union are demanding 10.5 percent more money, but at least 500 euros. (Photo: dpa) Berlin In…
These 10 German companies pay the highest salaries
Motivated employees Salary is one of the factors that bind team members most strongly to an employer. But who pays the most in Germany? (Photo: Getty Images) Dusseldorf When deciding…
Toyota & Honda raise salaries: Japan hopes for wage increases
Toyota factory in Japan According to the union, Toyota workers are getting the biggest wage increase in 20 years. (Photo: Bloomberg/Getty Images) Tokyo The new Toyota boss Koji Sato made…
These ten German companies pay the best
Motivated employees Salary is one of the factors that bind team members most strongly to an employer. But who pays the most in Germany? (Photo: Getty Images) Dusseldorf When deciding…
Do you earn more than the average German?
Good salaries The Stepstone job platform has analyzed over 500,000 salary data and evaluated the sectors and job profiles in which employees earn well above average. (Photo: Getty Images) Berlin…
Why the municipalities will not get involved in a “social component” of 500 euros
Chief negotiator Frank Werneke (Verdi), Nancy Faeser (federal government) and Karin Welge (municipalities, from left) The talks also deal with the “social component”. (Photo: dpa) Berlin When the collective bargaining…
This cannot be solved with money alone
As early as the 18th century, it was clear to the father of modern economics, Adam Smith, that selfish behavior by individuals is to the benefit of society as a…
Authorities, airports, post office: are we threatened with a wave of strikes?
Dusseldorf High inflation is driving unions and employees to demand high wages. The Verdi union alone wants to negotiate an increase of 10.5 percent for its members – and is…
Despite falling inflation rates, wage demands are rising
Warning strikes in the public sector For the 2.5 million federal and local employees, Verdi and the Civil Service Association are demanding 10.5 percent more money, but at least 500…
Collective bargaining failed – new strike threatened
Protest rally by Deutsche Post employees Collective bargaining with the Verdi union has failed. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Collective bargaining for around 160,000 employees at Deutsche Post has failed. The third…