Business skills shortage Every fourth company has concrete losses due to a lack of workers Status: 01:01 a.m | Reading time: 2 minutes Many companies have great problems finding suitable applicants Quelle: Getty Images Germany’s economy is stagnating. Companies are desperately looking for well-trained applicants. 90 percent of the companies even state that they cannot … Read more
Düsseldorf When Kilian Sander* decided to switch from self-employment to permanent employment, he experienced this again and again: As soon as the IT architect stated his desired salary, companies rejected him. Although this was above average at EUR 80,000, it was not unrealistic for the 26-year-old’s position, references and five years of professional experience. He … Read more
Status: 07/15/2023 10:36 a.m The Lower Saxony Chambers of Industry and Commerce (IHKN) have presented their quarterly economic survey. The result: Many companies in the country fear for their competitiveness. Overall, the IHKN draw a rather gloomy picture for Lower Saxony. Although the current situation is still satisfactory, the forecasts for the coming quarter are … Read more
Munich – At the very beginning of Sendlinger Strasse, just a few meters from Marienplatz, a few shops still have the traditional closing time: 8 p.m. The Tretter shoe store, for example, or the “Superdry” fashion store. But no sooner have you walked a few steps into the street than the opening hours suddenly become … Read more
The city councilors are concerned that the city of Ostfildern will have to take out eleven million euros in loans. However, the interim financial report also gives cause for hope due to increased tax revenue. The city of Ostfildern does not need a supplementary budget. In the municipal council, the mayor, Andreas Rommel, sounded cautiously … Read more
Experts rate this trend as alarming, as it both exacerbates the labor shortage and jeopardizes the ability to finance pensions. It is striking that among the younger baby boomers (born in 1965) even more people want to retire early. While at least 69 percent of those born in 1959 still want to work by the … Read more
German Competence Center for Robotics (DKR) in Tuzla, Bosnia-Herzegovina is providing a unique educational opportunity for professionals and students worldwide. Founded by Muamer Babajic, the DKR offers practice-oriented training for future robotics engineers. Participants from various countries, including India, Vietnam, Venezuela, Kenya, and Australia, have already benefited from this program. Recently, a group of budding … Read more
As an entrepreneur, Oliver Winzenried is also socially active. The co-founder and CEO of Wibu-Systems AG in Karlsruhe supports numerous social projects at home and abroad. In an interview with podcast host Sebastian Gerstl, he says: “It’s not enough just to pay taxes.” Because: “I think we’re doing very well here in Germany. Even if … Read more