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 This is where Germany's top-earners live A new study shows in which states you might be living the high life - and in which ones you might be struggling on below average pay. https://www.thelocal.de/20161020/hesse-tops-german-rankings-as-highest-earner-state Thu, 20 Oct 2016 10:40:26 +0200 hesse-tops-german-rankings-as-highest-earner-state SPD push for women to be able to see men’s salaries The Social Democratic Party (SPD) want to introduce a law allowing women to see what their male colleagues earn, in an attempt to level the gender pay gap. https://www.thelocal.de/20160511/spd-push-for-women-to-able-to-see-mens-salaries Wed, 11 May 2016 10:56:44 +0200 spd-push-for-women-to-able-to-see-mens-salaries German middle class 'shrinking as rapidly as USA’s' The middle classes in Germany and the USA are both in sharp decline, while top earners on both sides of the pond reap the rewards, a study by the German Institute for Economic Research shows. https://www.thelocal.de/20160509/german-middle-class-shrinking-wealth-income-usa Mon, 09 May 2016 13:09:06 +0200 german-middle-class-shrinking-wealth-income-usa