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Also it's extremely difficult to fire a German machinist; labour laws are employee-friendly in Germany and unions are strong. Many companies reduce working hour
by moconnor 12y ago
Also it's extremely difficult to fire a German machinist; labour laws are employee-friendly in Germany and unions are strong. Many companies reduce working hours in difficult times rather than laying off workers.
- ThomPete 12y agoAs far as I remember that changed within the last 5-10 years.
- Tomte 12y agoNo, Kurzarbeit (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_time http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_time) was one preeminent mechanism saving our economy. Other countries without that mechanism suffered much more. In Germany we basically loosened the rules for Kurzarbeit (not officially, I think, but the authorities were much more lenient than usual about the legal requirements), because it was a mechanism already in place. That last part is important. A mechanism that only works okay, but is already implemented everywhere is much better than the perfect mechanism, specifically tailored to your needs, but impossible to roll out on short notice.
- ThomPete 12y agoYeah we have that too in Denmark where I am from. Not so sure it's what saved the Danish economy. I think it's more to do with a fairly flexible workforce and that all agreements about salaries happen between the employer and the employee unions.