Heller has made crankshaft machines at its base in south-west Germany for almost 130 years, yet like many midsized manufacturers, its chair Klaus Winkler is losing faith in his country’s competitiveness.
Along with taxes and surcharges that have long been among the highest in Europe, companies such as his now face high energy costs and a labour force that works among the fewest hours in the OECD.
“Nobody works less than Germans,” he said, adding that the quality of candidates for its apprenticeship scheme is “way below what we got 10 years ago”.
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