Dieter Hundt

Merkel Presses German Companies to Promote Women to Board Seats

Chancellor Angela Merkel urged German companies to promote more women to corporate boards, saying pressure to legislate quotas will grow if change doesn’t happen voluntarily.

German Employer Lobby Sees Economy Growing 3%, Abendblatt Says

The German economy will probably grow more than 3 percent this year as the auto, engineering and chemical industries stay “strong,” Dieter Hundt, head of the BDA employers’ association, told Hamburger Abendblatt.

Merkel to Review Industry Exemption for German Power Tax

German Chancellor Angela Merkel will review an exemption that companies receive offsetting power taxes after consumers were told to pay a record fee for subsidizing renewables such as solar and wind.

German Employers Concerned About Skilled Labor, Abendblatt Says

Chancellor Angela Merkel ’s government must take measures to stop the country’s skilled labor shortage from dragging down economic growth, Dieter Hundt , head of the BDA employers’ association, told the Hamburger Abendblatt newspaper.

Employers Urge Extension of Short-Work Rules, Handelsblatt Says

The German government should be empowered to quickly reactivate so-called short-work subsidies for employees if another economic crisis occurs, said Dieter Hundt, head of Germany’s Employers’ Association, Handelsblatt reported, citing an interview with Hundt.

Hundt Wants Creditors to Join Greece Help, Abendblatt Says

Dieter Hundt, president of Germany’s BDA employers’ federation, wants private creditors to participate in a second bailout package for Greece, the Hamburger Abendblatt newspaper reported in an e-mailed preview of a report to be published tomorrow.

Hundt Says Germany Jobless to Be Below 3 Million, Passauer Says

Dieter Hundt, head of Germany’s BDA employers’ association, said the number of unemployed in the country will remain “considerably” below the three-million mark this year, Passauer Neue Presse reported, citing an interview.

German Employers Say D-Mark Return Would Be Damaging, Bild Says

Germany’s BDA employers’ association president Dieter Hundt said a return to the deutsche mark would be “extremely harmful” for the country’s economy, Bild reported.

German Employers’ Association Demands Wage Restraint, Bild Says

Dieter Hundt, head of Germany’s BDA employers’ association, called for wage restraint in upcoming negotiations as the region’s fiscal crisis damps economic growth, Bild newspaper reported, citing an interview.

Germany’s Hundt Urges Unions Not to Splinter, Handelsblatt Says

Dieter Hundt, president of Germany’s top employers’ federation BDA, urged the country’s big unions to fight increasing efforts within their ranks to splinter into new, smaller trade groups, the Handelsblatt newspaper reported.

"For many companies, the cost of electricity today is an increasingly important factor as they do business, and it definitely works against Germany."

- Dieter Hundt on Oct 16, 2012

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