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 What you need to know about Germany's new parental benefits reforms Juggling family life and work can be tough. A new series of reforms on parental allowances and time off work after the birth a child aim to make it easier. https://www.thelocal.de/20210129/what-you-need-to-know-about-germanys-new-parental-benefits-reforms Fri, 29 Jan 2021 17:15:17 +0100 what-you-need-to-know-about-germanys-new-parental-benefits-reforms Working parents to get more options with Plus The federal government has announced a new model of parental leave pay starting in July 2015 called Elterngeld Plus, heralded as a step forward for working mothers by the federal Families Minister - but not all working parents are happy about it. https://www.thelocal.de/20141110/working-parents-to-get-more-options-with-plus Mon, 10 Nov 2014 16:05:00 +0100 working-parents-to-get-more-options-with-plus