Fight for equality: Wingerts tooth warns of clinic insolvencies!

As part of a current claim, DGB boss Susanne Wingertszahn has brought an equal opportunities law into the private sector. The aim of this law would be to increase the employment of women full -time and create incentives for better jobs. According to Wingertszahn, around half of all employees are under the protection of a collective agreement in Rhineland-Palatinate. However, every seventh employee works in a mini job, whereby the proportion of women is higher.

In order to promote the whereabouts in jobs subject to social security contributions, Wingertszahn demands that mini jobs are made subject to social security contributions from the first euro. This would help lead more money to social security. Furthermore, she emphasizes the need for measures to reconcile family and work. In this context, she also demands health care close to home according to the hospital reform.

financial difficulties in the hospital sector

Currently five DRK hospitals with around 2,500 employees have registered bankruptcy. Wingertszahn warns of the increasing financial difficulties in the health sector in Rhineland-Palatinate. The hospitals are of great importance not only for health care, but also as an employer. Therefore, the need for bridging measures is emphasized to ensure security of supply. The federal government, the federal states and municipalities are required to find sustainable solutions together. In addition, Wingertszahn warns of an impending “cold structural cleaning” in the hospital sector.

In another context, the Tariff loyalty network , which is created in the joint leadership of the Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs and the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection. This law is intended to eliminate disadvantages of tariff-bound companies in the competition for public orders and concessions and restrict the crowding-out competition via wage and personnel costs. Accordingly, companies are obliged to grant their employees working conditions if they carry out public orders and concessions of the federal government. The law applies, for example, to public delivery and service orders from an estimated order value of 30,000 euros and for public construction contracts from 50,000 euros.

In addition, the law provides for a testing of online works council elections to make it for the future. In the works council elections, which take place between March 1 and May 31, 2026, the possibility of electronic voting is introduced in companies with an existing works council. The draft law was decided on November 27 by the Federal Cabinet, but the implementation status has not yet been published. Various associations and institutions, including employers' associations and the Federal Employment Agency, have already given statements.