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Employers Demand Faster Reforms From Labor Minister Bas Warning Of Another Misstep
Ahead of the Coalition Committee meeting scheduled for Tuesday, employer groups are strongly urging Federal Labor Minister Bärbel…
Novo Nordisk Targets US Employers With Multi-Billion Dollar Weight Loss Drug Deals
The Danish pharmaceutical group Novo Nordisk intends to collaborate more closely with companies in the multi-billion dollar market…
Employers Demand More Drive From Employees And Better Policy Climate
Steffen Kampeter, CEO of the Federation of German Employers’ Associations (BDA), called for a stronger work ethic among…
Employers Praise Health System Cuts As Minister’s Reforms Signal Fiscal Relief
Rainer Dulger, the president of the employers’ association BDA, praised the reforms announced by Health Minister Nina Warken…
CDU Demands Mandatory Military Drills for Reserves Involving Employers
The chairman of the Defence Committee in the Bundestag, Thomas Röwekamp (CDU), has called for mandatory participation in…
German Employers Fear Economic Downturn Looms Large
The majority of German companies anticipate a further downturn in the economy. According to a survey conducted by…
Allensbach Finds Part‑Time Lifestyle Debate Skips Workers and Employers
At the start of the year, a debate launched by Union politicians around “lifestyle part‑time” largely overlooked the…
German Employers Push Back Salary for First Day of Illness Amid Rising Sick Leave Crisis
In light of rising absenteeism in Germany, employers’ association president Rainer Dulger argues that workers should not receive wages…
DGB Blames Employers for Massive Attacks on Germany’s Social Safety Net
Yasmin Fahimi, the chair of the German Confederation of Trade Unions (DGB), accused employers of retreating into what…
Employers Blast Ongoing Public Transport Strikes Demand Government Action and Strike Law Reforms
Amid ongoing strikes in public transport, employers’ associations are calling for a decisive federal response and changes to…
Employers Demand Merz Rapidly Deliver Reform Package with Tax Cuts, Lower Social Spending and Bureaucracy Reduction
Employers are losing patience with the black‑red government and are urging Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) to promptly deliver a…
German Employers Call for Strike Limits Amid Verdi’s Growing Warning Stresses
The BDA is calling for limits on the right to strike after Verdi launched another wave of warning…
German Health Insurance Calls Employers To Take Responsibility For LongTerm Sick Leave
Jens Baas, the CEO of Techniker Krankenkasse (TK), has called on employers in Germany to take greater responsibility…
Employers Push Back on EU Pay Transparency Rules
The German employers’ association, the BDA, is urgently pressuring the federal government to resist further modifications to the…
German Employers Fear EU Pay Mandate
German employers are issuing a stark warning to the European Commission, voicing concerns that a proposed directive on…
Union Urges Employers to Tackle Rising Sick Leave
The German Confederation of Trade Unions (DGB) is issuing a stark warning to employers, urging proactive measures to…
NRW Employers Demand Fees End Coverage
Business leaders in North Rhine-Westphalia are escalating calls for a fundamental overhaul of Germany’s healthcare system, arguing that…
Employers Health Plan Faces Patient Advocate Pushback
The proposals from German employers aimed at alleviating the financial strain on the healthcare system are facing staunch…
Employers Push Billions in Healthcare Cuts
German employers are pushing for radical and potentially disruptive reforms to Germany’s statutory health insurance (GKV) system, proposing…
Employers Demand Social Security Spending Cuts
Germany’s leading employers’ association, Gesamtmetall, is urging the federal government to prevent further increases in social security contributions,…
Employers Escalate Criticism Of Wage Law
German employer associations are intensifying their criticism of the proposed “Tariff Adherence Act” with Steffen Kampeter, Managing Director…
Employers Rarely Highlight Family-Friendly Policies
A recent study by the Bertelsmann Foundation indicates that German employers infrequently highlight family-friendly policies in their job…
Employers Push For Doctor Visit Fee
Germany’s leading employer association, the Bundesvereinigung der Deutschen Arbeitgeberverbände (BDA), is advocating for a new approach to healthcare…
Chem Managers Rate Employers Satisfactory
German chemical industry leaders appear largely unfazed by the current challenges facing the sector, according to a new…
Employers Push for Nursing Care Overhaul
German employers are proposing sweeping reforms to the long-term care insurance system. According to plans developed by the…
Employers Underpaying Social Security Contributions
Recent audits by the German Pension Insurance (Deutsche Rentenversicherung) have revealed discrepancies in social security contributions made by…
Employers Refuse to Budge, Union Vows to Fight On!
A breakdown in tariff negotiations has occurred between the Verdi trade union and employers in the public sector.…
German Employers Back New Debts for Defense
A German employers’ association chief, Rainer Dulger, has expressed support for the ideas of the union and the…
Metal Employers Blast New Military Fund and Call for Tax Cuts and Administrative Reforms
A German labor union chief has expressed skepticism over a proposal to establish a new federal special fund…
Unions Slam Employers for Lack of Offer in Ongoing Talks
Negotiations for Public Sector Employees’ Wages Off to a Rocky Start The Left party has criticized the start…
43% of Employees Demand Anti-AfD Stance from Employers Ahead of German Elections
According to a recent study by the Institute of the German Economy (IW), many employees have a clear…