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On September 14, the Federation of German Employers' Associations in the Metal and Electrical Engineering Industries (Gesamtmetall) had a going-away party for Martin Kannegiesser, its leader for 14 years. He is replaced by Rainer Dulger, the CEO of a big family business in Heidelberg and former leader of the Sudwestmetall regional federation, a heavyweight in the sector's collective negotiations and the instigator of the renowned Pforzheim agreements of 2004, which improved and spread appeal to company agreements. In a series of interviews to the German media, Dulger explained the policy he wants to have for the coming years: reviving short-time working, making work more flexible and preparing for demographic ageing. He believes appealing to temporary and "contract" workers is one of the prerequisites for the economy to work. (Ref. 120564)
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