Tag: Workers
How Many Hours Should Minimum Wage Workers Work Just to Survive?
How many days per month does someone who works for minimum wage and has average expenses compared to his income work just to meet his basic needs such as bills?…
Verdi: Declaration of war on politics
Berlin The Federal Congress has barely opened when the Verdi boss makes his first declaration of war: Germany must overcome the politics of inequality, says Frank Werneke, it needs more…
Ford CEO: If we pay workers the wages they want, we will go bankrupt
The labor unrest, which has deeply affected automobile manufacturers since the past months, brought bad news for Ford. Ford CEOthe latest proposal submitted by the United Automobile Workers union will…
Merck wants to attract skilled workers with fertility treatments
Pregnant woman The road to pregnancy can be very difficult. Fertility treatment can help, but is often very expensive. (Photo: Getty Images) Berlin Hormone treatment, sperm donation, artificial insemination: fertility…
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…
Working instead of pension – Two ways out of semi-retirement
An experienced employee During the pandemic, many older employees agreed with their employers on partial retirement. Now, not only do many companies want their experienced staff back – many employees…
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…
Verdi calls on Amazon workers to go on strike
earnings The union calls for a strike at Amazon. (Photo: dpa) Berlin In the wage dispute with the online giant Amazon, which has been simmering for years, the Verdi union…
Why immigration to Germany is so difficult for skilled workers
people in the office More than half of the survey participants would like individual support offers, for example when looking for suitable housing or a job. (Photo: Imago/Westend61) Berlin Germany…
How the traffic light wants to guide skilled workers to Germany
professionals The traffic light coalition expects that around 75,000 immigrants from countries outside the EU will come to Germany every year with the planned regulations. (Photo: imago/photothek) Berlin For employer…
Unclear framework conditions, shortage of skilled workers, approval loops – these are the problems with the expansion of environmental technologies
Dusseldorf Germany is divided regionally – also in the energy transition. This is shown by the “Technology Atlas” of the Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology, which the…
Generation Z: Passed out at the beach bar
Summer in a lounge chair The question may be allowed as to whether the work-life balance ideology really fits into a society. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Rarely does it contribute to…
Federal Labor Court confirms lower wages for temporary workers
Employees in a logistics center The EU Temporary Employment Directive stipulates that collective agreements may deviate from the principle of equal pay if the “overall protection” of temporary workers 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…
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…
Christiane Benner is to become chairwoman of IG Metall
Berlin When International Women’s Day was celebrated for the 100th time in 2011, Christiane Benner also gave a speech: “I’d like to have more female role models,” said the then…
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…
Russia apparently offers migrant workers bonuses for taking part in the war
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has rejected hopes of an early end to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. “I believe that peace negotiations are unfortunately not possible at the moment.…
Russia apparently offers migrant workers bonuses for taking part in the war
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has rejected hopes of an early end to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. “I believe that peace negotiations are unfortunately not possible at the moment.…
Russia apparently offers migrant workers bonuses for taking part in the war
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has rejected hopes of an early end to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. “I believe that peace negotiations are unfortunately not possible at the moment.…