In an opinion piece for Euronews, Dr Nikolas Stihl, chairman of world-leading chainsaw maker STIHL, calls for reforms including a 40-hour working week without extra pay to safeguard Germany's prosperity and welfare state.
  • Avid Amoeba@lemmy.ca
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    2 months ago

    Stihl warns: "We no longer have the productivity advantage over key competitors that used to justify our high labour costs. That is why I advocate increasing weekly working hours to 40, without any pay compensation.

    These people are great at giving us the examples of not understanding what productivity means and how it gets improved.