It’s the direction that counts
Tug-of-war – that’s our mission. So, when collective bargaining is pending, we pull on the same rope with the Bundesarbeitgeberverband Chemie (German Federation of Chemical Employers’ Associations – “BAVC”), within the network of the chemical industry employers – for fair contracts right up to national level.

Around 100,000 employees in the Hessian chemical industry, industry-related service companies and the plastics industry can rely on us completely: manual workers and office employees, for example, have been paid equally since 1998. The partial retirement age of 55 is also an “innovation” of the chemical industry. As are the working hours and payment “corridors” – real milestones.

A further issue: industry-oriented collective solutions instead of tedious individual negotiations. Day by day, the plastics processing industry profits from collective agreements. Ultimately, it is sustainable competitiveness that is at stake, and, above all, valuable jobs. In short: for everyone involved we provide orientation in line with market requirements. For
questions regarding tariff law, particulary with regards to flexibilisation, we provide our member companies with comprehensive and detailed advice at any time. We also provide consultation for individual companies with respect to specific collective bargaining agreements on a company level.