Dr. Rainer Dulger, Employer's President
I want this country to remain successful, innovative and prosperous.
And to achieve this, politicians must finally focus on Germany as a business location and our competitiveness.
BDA Newsletter 17/26:
Co-determination Needs an Update
In his foreword, Employers' President Rainer Dulger explains why employee co-determination must keep pace with digital transformation to prevent lengthy procedures from slowing down innovation and competitiveness. The newsletter also examines the debate over early retirement after 45 years of contributions, highlighting why reliable reforms are crucial to the long-term sustainability of social security systems. Further articles explore criticism of the proposed income tax reform and the continued expansion of the federal administration despite commitments to reduce staffing levels.
Mission
The BDA ensures that the social partnership anchored in the Basic Law succeeds and that fair working conditions are guaranteed in our country.
Vision
Our goal is to operate in such a way that future generations can also find sufficient employment and create prosperity.
Values
The social market economy underlies our actions and is based on freedom, responsibility, subsidiarity and solidarity.
The voice of German business in Europe
Committed to Europe – in Berlin and Brussels. The Brussels office of our European Affairs Department constitutes together with BDI, the BDI/BDA The German Business Representation - the European voice of the entire German business community. We analyse what the European Union’s latest legislative proposals would mean for German business and jobs. And much more.
Strong employer organisations
Members of the BDA are 14 interdisciplinary regional associations and 46 federal umbrella associations of employers from the fields of industry, trade, finance, transport, crafts, services and agriculture. Around 1 million companies with approx. 30.5 million employees are affiliated to them directly or indirectly via their member associations.
Federal top-level associations
National Associations
