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 Women in Germany 'have not been paid in a week' Given Germany's gender pay gap of women earning 21.6 percent less than men, female employees effectively started working for free on October 12th, according to a report by London-based Expert Market. https://www.thelocal.de/20161019/women-in-germany-have-not-been-paid-for-a-week Wed, 19 Oct 2016 11:15:59 +0200 women-in-germany-have-not-been-paid-for-a-week Campaigners attack lax lobby rules Germany should introduce a compulsory register of lobbyists and ban former government ministers from taking jobs in industry for three years after leaving office, Transparency International said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20141013/transparency-international-calls-for-german-lobby-register Mon, 13 Oct 2014 16:17:00 +0200 transparency-international-calls-for-german-lobby-register More transparency on MPs' extra income Members of the German Bundestag could soon have to state exactly how much they earn on the side. Both parties in the ruling coalition agreed on a new transparency model on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20121025/45779 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 14:28:00 +0200 45779