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Our learning offers promote the individual technical professionalization as well as the development of new competences - with a view to the current and future requirements in the companies.

How are the pandemic, demographics and more affecting employee retention in our industry? What are suspected causes?

Here you can download the study and handout by Kienbaum and VDMA.

In this interview, Steffen Himstedt of Trebing and Himstedt in Schwerin, Germany, talks about the transformation process and new leadership to become today's agile company.

The number of vacancies for engineers in the mechanical engineering sector has reached a new high and demand will continue to grow. Currently, two out of three companies have engineering vacancies to fill.

Legal uncertainties in the drafting of contracts can make it difficult to introduce a dual study program in a company. Here you will find recommendations for drafting study contracts.

More than ever before: The demand for engineers in mechanical and plant engineering is rising to record levels. This is shown by the current VDMA engineering survey.

As the largest industrial employer, the German mechanical and plant engineering sector is more dependent on well-trained employees than almost any other industry. The cross-sector shortage of skilled workers is therefore a particular concern for mechanical engineering companies. The announced reform of the Skilled Worker Immigration Act has raised hopes among them that qualified immigration will at least alleviate the shortage of skilled workers. Temporary staffing should be included as an intermediary in this process.

Employers in Baden-Württemberg reached an agreement with IG Metall on 18 November 2022, on a pilot agreement for the current round of collective bargaining in the metal and electrical industry.

With its decision of 17 November 2022, the Federal Joint Committee (G-BA) decided to extend the option of determining incapacity to work by telephone until 31 March 2023.

The Whistleblower Protection Act (HinSchG) is expected to come into force next year - with far-reaching consequences also for small and medium-sized mechanical and plant engineering companies in NRW.

Tailor-made solutions for customers mean serving their needs perfectly from a technical point of view, while at the same time keeping product costs within exactly the right range. This could enable European mechanical and plant engineering to tap into completely new market potential, even - or especially - in times of crisis. This is the focus of a recent survey commissioned by the IMPULS Foundation.

In an exceptionally difficult environment, the collective bargaining round in the metal and electrical industry produced an acceptable result. The differentiation options, the 24-month term and the step-by-step increase give companies a degree of planning certainty.

The VDMA survey "Employment in Europe 2022" once again proves that the patchwork of EU reporting requirements is associated with enormous costs and effort for VDMA member companies.

Discount promotion on advanced training courses in the field of additive manufacturing. Information is available at the AG AM booth in Hall 11.1 Booth D69A.

The information portal for foreign professional qualifications (BQ-Portal) bundles all relevant information on foreign professional qualifications and vocational training systems on one platform.

With "Hand in Hand for International Talents", an ideal-typical immigration process for foreign specialists with vocational training is to be developed and tested.

The network of the Federal Employment Agency also plays a central role in the placement of skilled workers from abroad.

Make it in Germany is the Federal Government's multilingual portal for skilled workers from abroad.

Mechanical and plant engineering companies are making more apprenticeships available, but the number of applicants is falling. More technical instruction and more intensive career guidance are needed at schools.

Companies that have to cut back production due to the sharp rise in energy costs cannot base an application for short-time allowance on this.

TechTalents - the VDMA's virtual career fair for young technology professionals will enter its third round with a live event on December 14 and 15, 2022. We show you 5 reasons why you should definitely be at TechTalents!

List of Germany-wide continuing education offerings from educational institutions, universities and institutes.

Immigration of skilled workers from third countries can alleviate the shortage of skilled workers. Temporary staffing agencies could play a key role here. It is therefore incomprehensible that politicians want to maintain the ban on temporary employment.

Due to various changes in the laws requiring the posting of notices, an updated print edition of the laws requiring the posting of notices 2022 has been published by GDA's publishing house.

On 12 October 2022 the German government published its new skilled labor strategy.

The German Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (BMAS) recently published and updated FAQs on the new SARS-CoV-2 Occupational Health and Safety Regulation.

This training is specially designed for employees who want to get an overview of the current situation of BIM in Germany.

Via a training partner, the AG BIM GA/ET offers training courses on the subject of BIM

Discover startups at bauma 2022 that are making the vision of a digitalized, networked and automated construction site a lived reality. Here's an overview of our exhibitors.

Recruiting young apprentices has adapted to the digital world. But which measures will have a future when Corona restrictions are largely eliminated?

AG AM will be in charge of the lecture program at the AM4U area every day of the trade show from 10:40 to 11:10 am.

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As part of the third relief package, the German government had agreed on the temporary introduction of a tax-free special payment. This was adopted by the Bundestag today in the second and third readings.

Politicians should not try to force one-time payments to employees. The decision on tax-free one-time payments to employees lies with the companies.

At the Mechanical Engineering Summit 2022, the prestigious Startup Award will for the first time explicitly focus on the topic of "sustainability". 5 startups with transformative potential enter the race on Oct. 12.

The VDMA Cleaning Systems Association, together with its partner GMR Varalakshmi Foundation, operates training centers for the education of young people in the fields of facility management and housekeeping in India.

The two-week period under Section 626 (2) of the German Civil Code (Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch - BGB) regularly does not begin to run until a report by the compliance department is forwarded to the departments within the company authorized to give notice.

Many companies are working toward the goal of becoming more agile and innovative. The opportunities for change are favorable right now due to the shared experience of breaking down the familiar.

The German government has agreed on a draft annual tax law and introduced it into the parliamentary procedure. It also includes some regulations for wage and employee taxation.

On 14 September 2022 the German Cabinet approved the ordinance amending the short-time work allowance access ordinance.

The newly formed Additive Manufacturing Education and Training Working Group will meet on Oct. 17 to prepare an initiative for Formnext.

A bang from Erfurt: According to the Federal Labor Court, employers are obliged to record the working hours of their employees.

In its cabinet meeting on 31.08.22, the Federal Cabinet approved a significantly weakened draft of a new SARS-CoV-2 Occupational Health and Safety Ordinance.

Even with the new version of the SARS-CoV-2 occupational health and safety regulation, which comes into force on 01.10.2022, there will be no obligation to offer home office.

Despite the high attractiveness of technical professions, there is a shortage of young talent. And compared with the previous year, the situation has worsened again: there are significantly more vacant apprenticeship positions than applicants in mechanical engineering.

The Statistical Handbook 2022 is now available to our member companies free of charge. Non-members will soon be able to obtain the book, first published in 1927 and now established as a standard work, from the VDMA publishing house.

Since 27.07.22 the government draft of the Whistleblower Protection Act is now available. Companies should start with the introduction of a whistleblower system.

In the mechanical and plant engineering sector, the number of vacancies reported in August was 14,155, a record high. The shortage of skilled workers is threatening to put the brakes on economic success. Without an influx of qualified workers, this problem will not be solvable.

Digitization in industry is advancing in leaps and bounds. Training in companies and vocational schools must also keep pace.