Brandbrief: Metal employers demand more pace of reform from Merz
But there are also other views in the industry
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But there are also other views in the industry. August 2026, 12:19 PM Representatives of the metal and electrical industry from Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg have appealed to Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) and called for reforms. © Stefan Puchner/ dpa business associations and representatives of well-known Bavarian and Baden-Württemberg companies have campaigned for rapid social reforms in Germany in a fire letter to Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU). This is the variant that is chosen in 99.5 percent of all cases by companies and employees. Abolition would be an unfounded intervention in a functioning and much-needed instrument of transformation. Overall, working hours must become more flexible, a maximum of ten hours a day is obsolete.
Furthermore, Healthineers: Government not responsible for growth However, the CEO of the Dax group Siemens Healthineers had expressed exactly the opposite. Only if this succeeds can we reduce labor costs in Germany back to a level that is competitive in international comparison, the letter continues. In addition, the heads of the metal employer associations of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg signed.
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But there are also other views in the industry
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesAugust 2026, 12:19 PM Representatives of the metal and electrical industry from Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg have appealed to Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) and called for reforms. © Stefan Puchner/ dpa business associations and representatives of well-known Bavarian and Baden-Württemberg companies have campaigned for rapid social reforms in Germany in a fire letter to Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU).
reliability low1/2 sourcesThis is the variant that is chosen in 99.5 percent of all cases by companies and employees. Abolition would be an unfounded intervention in a functioning and much-needed instrument of transformation. Overall, working hours must become more flexible, a maximum of ten hours a day is obsolete.
reliability low1/2 sourcesHealthineers: Government not responsible for growth However, the CEO of the Dax group Siemens Healthineers had expressed exactly the opposite.
reliability low1/2 sourcesOnly if this succeeds can we reduce labor costs in Germany back to a level that is competitive in international comparison, the letter continues.
reliability low1/2 sourcesIn addition, the heads of the metal employer associations of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg signed.
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