The Local Germany https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Minister calls for end to childcare strikes Families Minister Manuela Schwesig called on Wednesday for local governments to find a pay and conditions deal with daycare and social workers to avoid a new round of strikes. https://www.thelocal.de/20150812/minister-calls-for-end-to-childcare-strikes Wed, 12 Aug 2015 10:48:00 +0200 minister-calls-for-end-to-childcare-strikes High court overturns disputed child care cash The German Constitutional Court on Tuesday ruled against controversial child care laws that provide cash to parents who don’t place their one- to three-year-olds in daycare. https://www.thelocal.de/20150721/high-court-overturns-controversial-child-care-cash Tue, 21 Jul 2015 13:23:54 +0200 high-court-overturns-controversial-child-care-cash Leipzig must pay families denied childcare The city of Leipzig was penalized by courts on Monday for not having enough childcare spaces available. https://www.thelocal.de/20150202/city-must-pay-families-denied-childcare Mon, 02 Feb 2015 16:34:00 +0100 city-must-pay-families-denied-childcare Von der Leyen criticizes German firms for being anti-family German Family Minister Ursula von der Leyen on Friday said too many of the country’s companies still made it difficult to have a career and a raise a family. https://www.thelocal.de/20080919/14395 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:13:00 +0200 14395