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 A young Syrian refugee who was offered a traineeship with a company in Nuremberg was later informed that the offer had been rescinded "due to serious attacks in Germany", local media report. https://www.thelocal.de/20160809/syrian-refugee-denied-internship-by-nuremberg-company-due-to-attacks-in-germany Tue, 09 Aug 2016 17:55:21 +0200 syrian-refugee-denied-internship-by-nuremberg-company-due-to-attacks-in-germany Members of Chancellor Angela Merkel's party are trying to combat the decline of internships since the introduction of the minimum wage. https://www.thelocal.de/20160801/merkels-party-mates-push-end-to-minimum-wage-for-interns-internships Mon, 01 Aug 2016 13:02:50 +0200 merkels-party-mates-push-end-to-minimum-wage-for-interns-internships A Munich court has ordered an insurance company to pay a woman €50,000 after they kept her on as an intern for five and a half years. https://www.thelocal.de/20160107/company-ordered-to-pay-intern-50k-over-modern-slavery Thu, 07 Jan 2016 10:08:28 +0100 company-ordered-to-pay-intern-50k-over-modern-slavery Around 600,000 internships are undertaken in Germany every year and it has become a popular destination for English-speaking interns. In this week's JobTalk, The Local looks at how to make the most of your experience. https://www.thelocal.de/20131209/top-tips-for-interns-in-germany Mon, 09 Dec 2013 12:25:00 +0100 top-tips-for-interns-in-germany As current coalition talks include a possible minimum wage for interns. The Local's intern Fred Searle looks at the rights which Germany’s so-called “internship generation” does and does not already have. https://www.thelocal.de/20131104/rights-for-interns Mon, 04 Nov 2013 17:11:00 +0100 rights-for-interns