Home » HR practices » Professional development » Legal developments » National legislation » Germany: chemistry social partners launch the establishment of an agreement on demography in undertakings Germany: chemistry social partners launch the establishment of an agreement on demography in undertakings Faithful to their reputation as pioneer social partners, the IG BCE chemistry union and the BAVC chemistry employers' federation presented, during a joint congress held on October 9-10 in Berlin, the details of a "historic" tariff agreement entitled "working life and demography", which they concluded on April 16 (see our dispatch No. 080311). According to the IG BCE, chemistry is the first branch in the country to sign an agreement preparing companies for the demographic change. (Ref. 080782) Through . Published on 13 October 2008 Ă 13h32 - Update on 13 October 2008 Ă 13h32 Resources In the presence of the German Employment Minister, Olaf Scholz (SPD), the chemistry social partners reminded the stakes of this challenge: “We are going to live increasingly old” and “there will be less and less of us”. Thus, in ten or fifteen years, companies will both be faced with a recruitment problem due to the dropping birth rate and the ageing of their workforce.… Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst name Last name Organization Function email* Object of the message Your messageRGPD J’accepte la politique de confidentialitĂ©.CommentsThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Les dernières publications Supporting parenthood in the workplace: a win-win strategy Supporting employee carers: a CSR challenge Analyzes Les dernières publications Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels