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 As Europe’s biggest economy, Germany attracts workers from around the world who come in search of well-paying jobs. But how do salaries in Germany really compare to the rest of Europe? https://www.thelocal.de/20250522/how-do-salaries-in-germany-compare-to-the-rest-of-europe Thu, 22 May 2025 14:27:12 +0200 how-do-salaries-in-germany-compare-to-the-rest-of-europe The average German worker experienced a one percent drop in real earnings in the pandemic year of 2020, the most significant drop since records began in 2007. https://www.thelocal.de/20210217/employees-in-germany-see-biggest-drop-in-wages-since-records-began-2020 Wed, 17 Feb 2021 13:10:55 +0100 employees-in-germany-see-biggest-drop-in-wages-since-records-began-2020 Whether it's businesses reopening, wages rising in some fields and a new public holiday in Berlin, there's a lot changing in May 2020 - and not all of it coronavirus related. https://www.thelocal.de/20200430/everything-that-changes-in-may-2020-in-germany Thu, 30 Apr 2020 17:07:26 +0200 everything-that-changes-in-may-2020-in-germany From higher wages to new tax deductions, a lot of changes are in store from April 1st - and that's no joke. https://www.thelocal.de/20190401/everything-that-changes-in-april-2019-in-germany Mon, 01 Apr 2019 16:34:46 +0200 everything-that-changes-in-april-2019-in-germany The amount you take home at the end of the month doesn’t just depend on the job you do or how hard you work. According to new statistics, where you live might just be the most important factor. https://www.thelocal.de/20180803/wage-rage-average-wages-still-considerably-lower-in-the-former-east Fri, 03 Aug 2018 13:24:41 +0200 wage-rage-average-wages-still-considerably-lower-in-the-former-east Wages in Germany have grown much faster than in other eurozone countries in recent years, a Bundesbank (central bank) study published Monday found, reversing conditions seen before the financial crisis that stoked intra-European resentment. https://www.thelocal.de/20180423/german-wage-growth-outpacing-rest-of-eurozone-study Mon, 23 Apr 2018 16:23:32 +0200 german-wage-growth-outpacing-rest-of-eurozone-study If you work in the public sector you will receive an average of 7.5 percent more pay in the future after the public service union Ver.di struck a new wage deal with the government. https://www.thelocal.de/20180418/best-deal-in-years-after-weeks-of-strikes-23-million-public-workers-get-big-pay-rise Wed, 18 Apr 2018 12:26:54 +0200 best-deal-in-years-after-weeks-of-strikes-23-million-public-workers-get-big-pay-rise The best-selling French economist Thomas Piketty released a study on wage equality across the globe on Friday. His team found wages in Germany were as unequal as before the First World War. https://www.thelocal.de/20171214/wage-inequality-in-germany-now-at-same-level-as-a-century-ago-report Thu, 14 Dec 2017 13:36:40 +0100 wage-inequality-in-germany-now-at-same-level-as-a-century-ago-report German workers enjoyed a strong increase in wages for the third year in a row in 2016, official data showed Thursday, in news likely to be welcomed by the European Central Bank. https://www.thelocal.de/20170322/german-wages-rise-strongly-for-third-year-in-row Wed, 22 Mar 2017 15:45:59 +0100 german-wages-rise-strongly-for-third-year-in-row Over the past 25 years, German income disparity has increased markedly. New data traces this progression since German reunification. https://www.thelocal.de/20161128/this-is-how-unequal-german-society-has-become Mon, 28 Nov 2016 18:34:44 +0100 this-is-how-unequal-german-society-has-become The middle classes in Germany and the USA are both in sharp decline, while top earners on both sides of the pond reap the rewards, a study by the German Institute for Economic Research shows. https://www.thelocal.de/20160509/german-middle-class-shrinking-wealth-income-usa Mon, 09 May 2016 13:09:06 +0200 german-middle-class-shrinking-wealth-income-usa A survey published on Wednesday shows 44 percent of Germans want the government to set an upper limit on how much companies can pay their employees. https://www.thelocal.de/20160224/almost-half-of-germans-want-legal-maximum-wage Wed, 24 Feb 2016 18:15:07 +0100 almost-half-of-germans-want-legal-maximum-wage A new study shows that German women are some of the most pessimistic in the developed world about the effect starting a family will have on their career. https://www.thelocal.de/20151014/german-women-fear-impact-of-kids-on-carreer Wed, 14 Oct 2015 18:02:02 +0200 german-women-fear-impact-of-kids-on-carreer 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. https://www.thelocal.de/20150608/postal-union-launches-strike-no-end-date-set Mon, 08 Jun 2015 16:35:19 +0200 postal-union-launches-strike-no-end-date-set Families Minister Manuela Schwesig confirmed on Sunday that she wants a new law allowing women to compare their wages with men doing similar work, provoking angry reactions from employers. https://www.thelocal.de/20150302/minister-draws-fire-over-wage-transparency Mon, 02 Mar 2015 09:32:26 +0100 minister-draws-fire-over-wage-transparency Rail operator Deutsche Bahn said on Monday that it would resume talks with the German Train Drivers' Union (GDL), pushing back the possibility of further crippling strikes. https://www.thelocal.de/20150223/deutsche-bahn-gdl-brings-train-drivers-back-to-table Mon, 23 Feb 2015 16:28:11 +0100 deutsche-bahn-gdl-brings-train-drivers-back-to-table As railway operator Deutsche Bahn (DB) continues negotiations with train drivers' union GDL, its other major union EVG has threatened a strike over pay differences between employees. https://www.thelocal.de/20150127/railway-union-threatens-strike-over-2 Tue, 27 Jan 2015 09:43:20 +0100 railway-union-threatens-strike-over-2 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. https://www.thelocal.de/20140717/german-wages-rise-at-fastest-rate-for-15-years Thu, 17 Jul 2014 10:44:00 +0200 german-wages-rise-at-fastest-rate-for-15-years Germany's average hourly labour cost was €31.70 in 2013, giving it the seventh highest rate among the 28 EU countries - and its costs are rising faster than the European average. https://www.thelocal.de/20140512/germany-has-eus-seventh-highest-labour-costs Mon, 12 May 2014 13:02:00 +0200 germany-has-eus-seventh-highest-labour-costs German MPs will give themselves a pay rise of €830 per month, it was decided in parliament on Friday morning in a package of measures aimed at tackling corruption among politicians. https://www.thelocal.de/20140221/mps-get-800-per-month-pay-rise Fri, 21 Feb 2014 15:30:00 +0100 mps-get-800-per-month-pay-rise