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The author wrote that the extent of the need for adjustment is alarming. According to data from the employers' association Gesamtmetall, labor costs per hour have increased by 41 percent between 2015 and 2025, while real hourly productivity has only increased by 17 percent. https://t.co/6eC2glhkZB #Wirtschaft #Arbeitsmarkt #Produktivität #DE (translated)

The account of savings book enemies stated that Bärbel Bas did not win her conflict with the employers. This is good news for Germany. In a country whose economy has not grown since 2019, no politician should fight against the employers, in his opinion. #Wirtschaft #Politik #Deutschland (translated)

The author wrote that Bärbel Bas has resigned as Minister of Labor and SPD leader. He referred to her as one of the best campaign assistants of the AfD after Friedrich Merz and provided examples such as her being laughed at during the employers' day, having made a "declaration of war" against employers, and having started a statement with: "No one is migrating into our..." https://t.co/QnfkqS47P0 #Politik #SPD #Arbeitsministerin #DE (translated)

The enemies of savings accounts wrote that Donald Trump announced that Russia would supply 300,000 tons of diesel to the USA. While other countries in the energy sector enforced their interests through deals, Germany chose a nuclear phase-out, a coal phase-out, a feminist foreign policy, and morality, the author wrote. According to him, the costs would be borne by people at the gas station and in supermarkets, as well as employees whose energy-intensive employers would have to close permanently. #Energie #Klimaschutz #Politik (translated)

Germany has a significant need to catch up in the distribution of occupational pensions compared to other countries such as the Netherlands or Sweden, which is mainly due to the lack of obligation for employers and the low availability in small and medium-sized enterprises. #Betriebsrente #Altersvorsorge #Rentenlücke (translated)

H. Müller wrote that he had instructed the purchasing department to return the design for a BMW business vehicle planned for March 2027 to the dealership and to cease communication with the manufacturer. His company would also inform BMW that it intends to prefer competing manufacturers for vehicles used for business purposes in the future. Employees and the works council have been informed. Müller described himself as an entrepreneur, employer, and core voter of the FDP, which he classified as a splinter party. https://t.co/aw6FNOuBoa #BMW #Leasing #Geschäftswagen (translated)

Emanuel Boeminghaus wrote that the German population is being deceived about the economic situation and that the expected recovery is being bought with high government spending. Economy Minister Katherina Reiche has raised the growth forecast for 2026 from 0.5 to 1.3 percent; additional spending on defense and infrastructure is a key driver. According to Boeminghaus, employment is expected to decline by 0.5 percent in 2026 despite the predicted growth. Inflation is anticipated to reach 2.7 percent and rise to 3 percent in 2027. Accordingly, the federal government expects 1.1 percent growth for 2027 and 0.6 percent for 2028. For employers, this is not a convincing recovery as long as higher government spending does not lead to sustainably increasing private investments and new jobs, Boeminghaus wrote. He cited BILD from October 8, 2026, as his source. https://t.co/VwbDrjzo6R #Deutschland #Wirtschaft #Staatsausgaben (translated)

The enemies of savings accounts wrote that the federal government has decided on significantly higher social contributions for so-called high earners. With an annual salary of 80,000 euros and tax class 1, this would mean around 120 euros in additional contributions per month and 1,440 euros less net income per year starting in 2027. In addition, there would be employer contributions, which are effectively also social contributions of high earners. The enemies of savings accounts stated that performance is consistently punished in Germany, and predicted more than 300,000 emigrants by 2026. #Sozialabgaben #Steuergerechtigkeit #Auswanderung (translated)

Emanuel Boeminghaus wrote that high earners and their employers would have to pay higher social contributions in 2027. He referred to a report by WELT stating that the contribution assessment ceiling for health insurance would rise from 5,812.50 to 6,375 euros per month. At unchanged contribution rates, this would mean that those with statutory health insurance, with one child and an income above the new limit, would take home about 102 euros less per month or more than 1,220 euros a year. Employers would also have to pay an additional approximately 102 euros monthly for correspondingly well-paid employees; together, this would create an additional burden of about 203 euros per month and more than 2,400 euros annually. Boeminghaus criticized that Germany is making well-paid work more expensive and increasing corporate costs. Additionally, he accused those responsible of disregarding high performers. https://t.co/NwR1rJzxrG #Sozialabgaben #Arbeit #Deutschland (translated)

IG Metall and the employers begin negotiations today on the collective bargaining conditions in the metal and electrical industries, affecting around 3.7 million employees, with the union demanding five percent more pay and simultaneously wanting to negotiate job security. #MetallTarifrunde #IGMetall #Tarifverhandlungen (translated)

Christine Anderson described the development as excellent. She wrote that Elon Musk congratulated the AfD's electoral victory in Saxony-Anhalt and that top candidate Ulrich Siegmund offered him strong and constructive cooperation. Employers' president Marco Langhof has now stated that there are corresponding inquiries from Musk's companies. https://t.co/TtdVcC1nFl #AfD #SachsenAnhalt #Kooperation (translated)

Christian Miele listed twelve challenges that Germany must overcome, in his opinion. Electricity and labor are expensive for companies: employers pay an average of around 45 euros per work hour, about 29 percent more than in the EU. In addition, high network fees and levies have increased energy costs; Germany exited nuclear power before sufficiently cheap and reliable alternatives were available. Long approval processes, according to Miele, also deter companies from investing. He named demographic change, rising contributions, and immigration that often does not lead to employment quickly enough as further problems. The shortage of skilled workers is real, he wrote, but uncontrolled immigration burdens households and municipalities. The Bundeswehr is also still inadequately equipped after decades of underfunding: the NATO target of 2 percent has long been missed, and there is still a lack of personnel, ammunition, and operational equipment. Miele wrote that Germany’s economy is hardly growing on its own: it shrank in 2023 and 2024 and only grew by 0.2 percent in 2025. Industry is producing less than it did a few years ago. In addition to taxes, levies, and energy costs, he pointed to weak demand, competition from China, and a lack of new products. In education, about one in three 15-year-olds does not reach the basic level in mathematics and reading; the gap between children from poor and rich families is as large as it has been since the beginning of the PISA tests. At the same time, there is a shortage of teachers and many school buildings are dilapidated. Among the further challenges, Miele listed the need for renovation of roads, bridges, railways, and schools. The municipal investment backlog is over 200 billion euros, about 55 billion of which is for schools alone. In his view, excessively high rents, low construction activity, and long approval processes also make it difficult to move to cities with open positions. The state is slow in digitization; many applications are still on paper, and internet coverage in rural areas is patchy. Finally, Miele warned that government spending is increasing without the economy growing correspondingly. Pensions, social services, and interest compete with defense and infrastructure for the same funds. If debt grows faster than economic output, there will be less room for investment later on, he wrote. Ultimately, the working people would bear the consequences, Miele explained, and he asked for his readers' assessments. #Herausforderungen #Wirtschaft #Deutschland (translated)

Emanuel Boeminghaus wrote that the Halensee beach resort is facing closure shortly after its reopening despite millions in investments. According to the operator, jobs had been created, but 19 employment contracts have since been terminated. Since 2024, extensive planning, renovations, building applications, and documentation have been incurred for the project. Boeminghaus stated that the beach resort is in his neighborhood and criticized that, in his view, much of what makes life in Berlin worthwhile is destroyed by regulations. According to the information he provided, an official inspection took place on July 16, 2026; five days later, the beach resort was certified to be in a well-maintained and good condition. Nevertheless, further procedures, additional requests, and an additional noise protection report followed. Due to a lack of planning security, the operator finally announced the abandonment of the project. Boeminghaus referred to the Berliner Zeitung. https://t.co/NdD6oT97Fo #Berlin #Bürokratie #StrandbadHalensee (translated)

Media reports reveal that the co-pilot of a Flydubai flight, suspected of an attack in the cockpit, was previously not allowed to fly by his former employer Oman Air due to suspicions of extremism and is now considered by authorities in the Emirates to be a perpetrator of a terrorist act. #Flydubai #Terrorakt #Extremismus (translated)

Torsten Heinrich wrote that companies shifted their costs onto employees through lower wages and onto customers through higher prices. The same applies to the employer's share of social security: an employer does not calculate with a salary of 2,800 euros, but with total monthly costs of about 3,500 euros. This amount must be generated by the employee, which is why the actual salary is at 3,500 euros, Heinrich argued. The state forces employers to not disclose part of the costs on the pay slip. As a result, many employees believe that the employer pays the employer's share, and they do not notice how high their actual taxes and contributions are, he wrote. He provocatively asked whether the employer takes on a side job after hours for that reason. #Arbeitgeberanteil #Steuern #Arbeitsmarkt (translated)

Markus Frohnmaier wrote that according to employer president Marco Langhof, Elon Musk could envision investing in the economy of Saxony-Anhalt as soon as an AfD government is in office there. Frohnmaier referred to previous statements by Fratzscher and others that the AfD would destroy the economy, and said that soon, in his opinion, the opposite would be shown. #Wirtschaft #SachsenAnhalt #AfD (translated)