AfD Calls for Better Conditions for Working in Old Age
Berlin. The AfD parliamentary group is calling for better conditions for working in old age. “In view of the demographic change and the shortage of skilled workers, we must create incentives for people to continue working beyond retirement age,” said the labor market policy spokesman for the AfD parliamentary group, Peter Boehringer, in Berlin on Wednesday.
The AfD therefore demands, among other things, tax incentives for companies that employ older workers. In addition, the party wants to raise the maximum income limit for mini-jobs to 650 euros and to abolish the contributions to the unemployment insurance for older workers.
“We need to make it more attractive for companies to hire older workers,” Boehringer said. “This can be achieved through tax incentives and the abolition of unnecessary bureaucratic hurdles.”
In addition, the AfD wants to strengthen the protection against dismissal for older workers. “We need to ensure that older workers are not simply dismissed because they are no longer as productive as younger workers,” Boehringer said. “We need to create a legal framework that protects older workers from discrimination.”
The AfD’s proposals met with criticism from the other parliamentary groups. The CDU/CSU parliamentary group accused the AfD of “populist demagoguery”. “The AfD’s proposals are not serious,” said the labor market policy spokesman for the CDU/CSU parliamentary group, Johannes Vogel. “They would lead to higher costs for companies and would not solve the problem of the shortage of skilled workers.”
The SPD parliamentary group also criticized the AfD’s proposals. “The AfD’s proposals are not a solution to the demographic change,” said the labor market policy spokesman for the SPD parliamentary group, Karl Lauterbach. “We need to invest in education and training to ensure that we have enough skilled workers in the future.”
The Green parliamentary group also rejected the AfD’s proposals. “The AfD’s proposals are not a solution to the shortage of skilled workers,” said the labor market policy spokeswoman for the Green parliamentary group, Beate Müller-Gemmeke. “We need to invest in education and training, and we need to create a more attractive working environment for older workers.”
The Left parliamentary group also criticized the AfD’s proposals. “The AfD’s proposals are not a solution to the shortage of skilled workers,” said the labor market policy spokesman for the Left parliamentary group, Sabine Zimmermann. “We need to create a more attractive working environment for older workers, and we need to invest in education and training.”
AfD fordert bessere Bedingungen für Arbeit im Alter
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