Germany’s cabinet has approved the draft law on ‘loyalty to collective agreements’ (Bundestariftreuegesetz) — a measure previously backed by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in the last parliament but shelved after the coalition collapsed and snap elections were called in February 2025. The content of the bill is fairly straightforward. It stipulates that companies wishing to bid for public contracts will in future have to grant their employees the working conditions set out in the industry’s
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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.