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 How to make the most of Germany's 2024 public holidays By centering their time off around Germany's public holidays, here's how employees in Germany can enjoy up to 44 work-free days by using only 18 vacation days. https://www.thelocal.de/20231030/how-to-make-the-most-of-germanys-2024-public-holidays Mon, 30 Oct 2023 16:13:02 +0100 how-to-make-the-most-of-germanys-2024-public-holidays How do Germany's public holidays compare to other EU countries? Germany has several public holidays each year. Here's what they are, and how they measure up to other countries around Europe. https://www.thelocal.de/20210525/how-do-germanys-public-holidays-compare-to-other-eu-countries Tue, 25 May 2021 12:55:58 +0200 how-do-germanys-public-holidays-compare-to-other-eu-countries German politicians call for workers to get day off for public holidays that fall on weekends In Germany when a public holiday falls on a weekend, the government does not allocate a day off in the week, unlike countries such as the UK and the US. Could this be about to change? https://www.thelocal.de/20210201/public-holiday-falls-on-a-weekend-germany-debates-giving-days-back Mon, 01 Feb 2021 15:18:48 +0100 public-holiday-falls-on-a-weekend-germany-debates-giving-days-back EXPLAINED: What and where are Germany's public holidays in 2021? Here's what you need to know about state and national public holidays this year. https://www.thelocal.de/20201020/what-are-germanys-public-holidays-in-2021 Tue, 20 Oct 2020 15:07:55 +0200 what-are-germanys-public-holidays-in-2021 What and when are Germany's 2020 public holidays? Germany has upwards of 20 public holidays in 2020 - unfortunately not all of them nationwide. We look at when they are, and why they're celebrated. https://www.thelocal.de/20200106/what-and-when-are-germanys-2020-public-holidays Mon, 06 Jan 2020 10:41:40 +0100 what-and-when-are-germanys-2020-public-holidays North German states set to get extra public holiday Good news for many of you who live in the north of the country; October 31st has been earmarked by state leaders as an additional public holiday. https://www.thelocal.de/20180202/north-german-states-set-to-get-extra-public-holiday Fri, 02 Feb 2018 12:55:53 +0100 north-german-states-set-to-get-extra-public-holiday Hamburg set to get extra public holiday, but parties can’t agree on which one The city-state of Hamburg feels like life just isn’t fair. The people of Bavaria in the south get 13 public holidays a year, while the port city has to make do with nine. https://www.thelocal.de/20171115/hamburg-set-to-get-extra-public-holiday-but-parties-cant-agree-on-which-one Wed, 15 Nov 2017 12:05:00 +0100 hamburg-set-to-get-extra-public-holiday-but-parties-cant-agree-on-which-one