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The European hospital and healthcare employers’ association. The association aims to regroup at European level national employers’ associations operating in the hospital and healthcare sector, in order to co-ordinate their views and actions with regard to a sector and a market in constant evolution
GERMANY
Correspondant: Anete DASSAU
The German Confederation of Municipal Employers Associations (Vereinigung der kommunalen Arbeitgeberverbände – VKA ) is the top organisation of 16 employers associations of municipal enterprises and administrations. On the whole about 10.000 local employers are organized and represented inside VKA: Cities, counties, public hospitals, enterprises for public local transport, public utility, waste and sewage disposal, saving bank and airports. Altogether municipal employers within jurisdiction of VKA have about 2.2 million employees. VKA and his member associations are exclusively responsible for all collective bargaining and related initiatives concerning above mentioned municipalities an their enterprises in Germany.