euronews – 6 Sep 26 (https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/09/06/reforms-chainsaw-maker-stihl-chief-calls-for-longer-hours-without-extra-pay)
STIHL chief calls for longer hours without extra pay in reform push (https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/09/06/reforms-chainsaw-maker-stihl-chief-calls-for-longer-hours-without-extra-pay)
In an opinion piece for Euronews, Dr Nikolas Stihl, chairman of world-leading chainsaw maker STIHL, calls for reforms including a 40-hour working week without extra pay to safeguard Germany's prosperity and welfare state.
世界领先的链锯制造商 STIHL 的董事长尼古拉斯斯蒂尔博士在欧洲新闻台发表的一篇评论文章中呼吁进行改革,包括实行每周 40 小时工作制且不支付额外工资,以保障德国的繁荣和福利国家。
来自德国南部瓦伊布林根的家族企业家斯蒂尔直言不讳地说:“德国经济多年来一直深陷危机模式。克服持续增长乏力的先决条件是更好的框架条件。”
euronews – 5 Sep 26 (https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/09/05/boss-of-stihl-time-for-reforms-this-is-how-we-will-safe-prosperity-and-welfare-state)
STIHL chief: Reforms — this is how we can retain our prosperity (https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/09/05/boss-of-stihl-time-for-reforms-this-is-how-we-will-safe-prosperity-and-welfare-state)
Germany's economy has been in crisis for years, writes Nikolas Stihl in an OpEd for Euronews. Better business conditions are key to breaking the stagnation, he argues — with nothing less than prosperity and the welfare state at stake.
Newser – 5 Sep 26 (https://www.newser.com/story/395823/germanys-shorter-workweek-may-get-longer.html)
German Manufacturers Push for Return of 40-Hour Week (https://www.newser.com/story/395823/germanys-shorter-workweek-may-get-longer.html)
And automakers don't want to pay more for the longer days