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German public sector unions to resume wage talks after strikes

Sun, 15 Apr 2018 17:39:04 +0200

German public sector unions began a decisive round of wage talks with employers Sunday, after staging a series of strikes that caused disruptions at airports, train stations, hospitals and daycare centres.

Public sector unions demand six percent pay increase

Thu, 08 Feb 2018 17:51:10 +0100

German unions said Thursday they would demand a six percent pay rise from state and local governments for public sector workers in upcoming talks, soon after metalworkers scored a big increase.

Metalworkers win ’milestone’ 28-hour week concession from bosses

Tue, 06 Feb 2018 10:41:53 +0100

Almost one million employees with Germany's powerful metalworking union IG Metall won higher pay and the right to a reduced working week in an agreement with employers late Monday, potentially staving off the threat of fresh strikes after a week of walkouts.

Strikes loom as talks between metal workers' union and industry break down

Thu, 25 Jan 2018 16:29:46 +0100

A labour dispute between German industry and the powerful metalworkers' union threatens to escalate with bouts of 24-hour strike action next week after talks with employers broke down.

These twelve companies pay the highest wages in Germany

Tue, 28 Mar 2017 18:00:55 +0200

Looking to earn big euros in Germany? Check out this list showing the companies with the highest average salaries in the Bundesrepublik.

SPD push for women to be able to see men’s salaries

Wed, 11 May 2016 10:56:44 +0200

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.

Hundreds of flights cancelled as strikes hit airports

Wed, 27 Apr 2016 12:15:43 +0200

Hundreds of flights have been cancelled at airports across Germany as public sector workers walked out in a “warning strike” over pay.

German men STILL paid 20 percent more than women

Wed, 02 Mar 2016 09:53:21 +0100

Only two European countries pay women less than Germany: Estonia and Austria.

Little by little, Germans move away from cash

Wed, 29 Jul 2015 10:21:55 +0200

Tourists and business travellers visiting Germany are often surprised when they reach to pay for their beer, metro tickets or even a large restaurant bill that their credit cards are not welcome. Habits, however, are slowly changing as younger consumers leapfrog from cash to convenient electronic forms of payment.

Postal union launches strike: no end date set

Mon, 08 Jun 2015 16:35:19 +0200

Members of service workers' union Verdi at Deutsche Post made good on threats to walk off the job on Monday, announcing an indeterminate strike that will hit deliveries across Germany.

Kindergarten wage negotiations fail

Tue, 28 Apr 2015 10:41:24 +0200

The public services union Ver.di announced on Monday evening that negotiations over a pay increase for Kindergarten teachers had failed. Strikes will start at the end of next week and go on for an indefinite period.

Kindergarten walk-outs strand thousands of kids

Wed, 08 Apr 2015 13:50:43 +0200

Public sector workers' union Ver.di has called on kindergarten teachers to strike for a second day in a protest against low pay hitting hundreds of pre-schools.

Lawmakers earn millions on the side

Mon, 28 Jul 2014 14:50:00 +0200

A quarter of all politicians in the German Parliament are making additional income on top of their parliamentary salary, a transparency group said on Saturday. Thirteen lawmakers have made more than €100,000 in the last few months.

Wages rise at fastest rate for 15 years

Thu, 17 Jul 2014 10:44:00 +0200

Millions of workers in Germany saw a real increase in pay in the first half of the year, with wages negotiated through collective bargaining agreements recording their highest rise for 15 years.

Study: half of overtime worked unpaid

Thu, 25 Oct 2012 18:18:00 +0200

Just under half of all overtime hours worked in Germany are not paid, according to a new study, with employees putting in an average of three unpaid overtime hours a month.

Public sector pay deal averts further strikes

Sat, 31 Mar 2012 12:37:00 +0200

Further public sector strikes have been prevented by a pay deal reached on Saturday morning giving workers a 6.3 percent raise over two years. German airports were paralysed and many other services disrupted by the strikes.

Germany fails to close gender wage gap

Thu, 24 Mar 2011 13:03:00 +0100

Germany made no progress last year on its yawning gender wage gap, with women earning 23 percent less in gross pay than men – the same as 2009, official figures showed Thursday.

Top banker urges pay cuts for 'inflated egos'

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:06:00 +0100

One of Germany’s top bankers has blasted senior colleagues around the world with a call to end exorbitant bonuses in the banking industry, business newspaper Handelsblatt reported Sunday.