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 Why these women say wage transparency is not enough Women spoken to by The Local on Wednesday said that while government plans to allow women to compare their salaries against peers were a good start, more still needs to be done. https://www.thelocal.de/20160511/wage-transparency-plan-is-not-enough-women Wed, 11 May 2016 18:10:42 +0200 wage-transparency-plan-is-not-enough-women Woman takes equal pay battle to highest court A university worker in Stuttgart has fought a battle with her employer over unequal pay all the way to the Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe, as the government mulls a new law on gendered compensation. https://www.thelocal.de/20150420/woman-takes-equal-pay-battle-to-highest-court Mon, 20 Apr 2015 13:07:39 +0200 woman-takes-equal-pay-battle-to-highest-court Merkel backs equal pay transparency law As Germany celebrates Equal Pay Day on March 20th with demonstrations planned in Berlin, Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth Manuela Schwesig said on Friday that her proposed wage transparency law has the support of Chancellor Angela Merkel. https://www.thelocal.de/20150320/merkel-backs-equal-pay-transparency-law Fri, 20 Mar 2015 11:35:01 +0100 merkel-backs-equal-pay-transparency-law