The trade unions Verdi (services) and IG BCE (chemicals and energy) have agreed with several employers’ federations in the energy sector, namely the federation of water and energy companies (AVEW) and the employers’ association of Bavarian energy companies (AGV Bayern), as well as Uniper SE, Germany’s largest natural gas supplier, to sign an agreement intended to “boost” the use of company pensions, particularly at small and medium-sized companies. Formalised in a specific collective agreement,
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As a Berlin correspondent for the French and Swiss press since the late 1990s, I cover a wide range of economic, political and social issues, with a particular focus on the German business and labour market. My areas of interest include co-determination, digitalisation, demographics and ESG/DEI policies.