The new law has three components: a reform of the aid system in place for continuing education, the creation of a qualification allowance (Qualifizierungsgeld) and an apprenticeship guarantee for all young people without vocational qualifications. As regards continuing education, support for businesses will be simplified through the creation of three fixed aid levels and eradication of overly bureaucratic “aid combinations”. The emphasis will be on quick and easy access to schemes. Companies an
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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.