WKÖ-Head: Shortening work hours as a response to a labor shortage is not the solution

2023-11-19 13:48:04 The blanket demand for “less work” should be understood as an attack on our prosperity. Vienna (OTS) – “In a phase in which domestic companies are confronted with a widespread labor shortage, it is worrying to hear that some people want to reduce work across the board. There seems to be a complete … Read more

Industry on the working time debate: Reason and common sense required

2023-08-15 13:15:15 Ideology-driven debate damages the attractiveness of the location – weekly working hours in Austria are already below the EU average – create incentives for better performance Vienna (OTS) – The renewed debate about reducing working hours in Austria shows a rash approach and ignores the fundamental economic realities and challenges facing industry and … Read more

CORRECTION OTS 0014: AK NÖ-Wieser: Working hours are decreasing, production is increasing – implement fair financing of the solidarity state now

2023-05-20 13:21:27 Correction last paragraph St. Polten (OTS) – “Chamber of Commerce President Harald Mahrer got somewhere with his statements on working hours, but at least not in the present and certainly not in the future,” said Markus Wieser, President of the Chamber of Labor and ÖGB Lower Austria Chairman. All ideas after longer working … Read more

AK NÖ-Wieser: Working hours are falling, production is increasing – implement fair financing of the solidarity state now

2023-05-20 13:02:43 St. Polten (OTS) – “Chamber of Commerce President Harald Mahrer got somewhere with his statements on working hours, but at least not in the present and certainly not in the future,” said Markus Wieser, President of the Chamber of Labor and ÖGB Lower Austria Chairman. All ideas after longer working hours are not … Read more

“Managing Climate Activists: Insights into the Berlin Police’s Hundreds of Thousands of Hours”

Germany has spent hundreds of thousands of hours dealing with climate activists in Berlin since the start of the protests in early 2022, according to internal police documents. Last Generation and Extinction Rebellion activists have caused disruption, with Extinction Rebellion causing smoke bombs to detonate on the Hotel Adlon’s balcony near the Brandenburg Gate. Authorities … Read more

National Finance Macro: US non-agricultural new jobs in December may be underestimated

Summary [National Finance Macro: New non-agricultural employment in the United States may be underestimated in December]”Weak” non-agricultural employment is expected to trigger a “strong” interest rate hike, mainly due to the possibility of underestimation of non-agricultural new employment in December. It should be noted that in November and October, the number of new non-agricultural jobs … Read more