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 A dramatic warning issued by an expert commission to the government has said that Germany faces a “financial shock” if it doesn’t raise its retirement age soon. So will we all have to work for longer in the near future? https://www.thelocal.de/20210609/explained-could-people-in-germany-soon-be-working-until-the-age-of-68 Wed, 09 Jun 2021 13:48:50 +0200 explained-could-people-in-germany-soon-be-working-until-the-age-of-68 The number of people who travel long distances to get to work in Germany has been rising in recent years. How could petrol and public transport costs change - and will the pandemic affect working habits? https://www.thelocal.de/20210608/commuting-how-many-people-in-germany-travel-to-another-federal-state-for-work Tue, 08 Jun 2021 14:02:35 +0200 commuting-how-many-people-in-germany-travel-to-another-federal-state-for-work German unemployment ticked down in October as the country bounced back from the initial shock of the pandemic, official data showed Thursday, but a fresh round of shutdowns threaten to halt the momentum. https://www.thelocal.de/20201029/jobs-german-unemployment-falls-in-october Thu, 29 Oct 2020 13:47:56 +0100 jobs-german-unemployment-falls-in-october Would you give up smoking for more time off work? A restaurant owner in the western German state of Rhineland Palatinate has started offering employees who don’t smoke five days of extra holiday. https://www.thelocal.de/20200923/how-quitting-smoking-can-earn-german-employees-extra-time-off-work Wed, 23 Sep 2020 18:19:21 +0200 how-quitting-smoking-can-earn-german-employees-extra-time-off-work A German scheme that tops up pay for workers who lost work hours because of the coronavirus pandemic has been extended by another year to stave off mass job losses. https://www.thelocal.de/20200826/kurzarbeit-germany-extends-reduced-hours-work-scheme Wed, 26 Aug 2020 11:30:12 +0200 kurzarbeit-germany-extends-reduced-hours-work-scheme Germany looks set to extend the reduced working hours (Kurzarbeit) scheme put in place during the coronavirus crisis. https://www.thelocal.de/20200819/jobs-germany-poised-to-extend-kurzarbeit-scheme-to-24-months Wed, 19 Aug 2020 13:30:06 +0200 jobs-germany-poised-to-extend-kurzarbeit-scheme-to-24-months Not filed your tax return in Germany yet? Don’t panic, there's still a few days left. Whether you're self-employed or an employee, we spoke to a tax expert to get answers to some key questions on taxes in Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20190704/what-you-need-to-know-about-submitting-your-tax-return-in-germany Thu, 04 Jul 2019 14:46:35 +0200 what-you-need-to-know-about-submitting-your-tax-return-in-germany Unemployment in Germany only inched up in June, official data showed Wednesday, as Europe's top economy has weathered the coronavirus storm so far without an extreme amount of job losses. https://www.thelocal.de/20200701/unemployment-can-germany-weather-the-coronavirus-crisis-without-mass-layoffs Wed, 01 Jul 2020 12:17:21 +0200 unemployment-can-germany-weather-the-coronavirus-crisis-without-mass-layoffs The coronavirus pandemic is affecting Germany's workforce, with the Federal Employment Agency estimating the country will see a spike in unemployment. https://www.thelocal.de/20200623/more-than-three-million-people-expected-to-be-out-of-work-in-germany-this-summer Tue, 23 Jun 2020 11:03:38 +0200 more-than-three-million-people-expected-to-be-out-of-work-in-germany-this-summer Germany's Labour Minister Hubertus Heil wants to bring in a ‘right to work from home’ law, which will apply long after the country’s coronavirus lockdown has ended. https://www.thelocal.de/20200427/german-minister-set-to-introduce-permanent-right-to-work-from-home Mon, 27 Apr 2020 10:58:55 +0200 german-minister-set-to-introduce-permanent-right-to-work-from-home Added stress and high costs: commuting is an unfortunate part of everyday life for an ever-growing amount of people in Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20200207/why-are-more-and-more-people-in-germany-commuting-to-work Fri, 07 Feb 2020 15:20:31 +0100 why-are-more-and-more-people-in-germany-commuting-to-work Germany is grappling with a ticking demographic time bomb. The Local spoke with FDP politician Christian Dürr who says immigration is the key to the country's future. https://www.thelocal.de/20200107/germany-needs-500000-new-immigrants-every-year Tue, 07 Jan 2020 17:39:21 +0100 germany-needs-500000-new-immigrants-every-year Germany is desperate to attract skilled workers from abroad and fill vacancies. Here's how the action plan is shaping up. https://www.thelocal.de/20191216/how-germany-is-set-to-make-it-easier-for-skilled-workers-to-enter-the-workforce Mon, 16 Dec 2019 12:40:27 +0100 how-germany-is-set-to-make-it-easier-for-skilled-workers-to-enter-the-workforce In Germany, workplaces require employees to provide a sick note from a GP when they are ill. But do you really need to visit a doctor for the certificate? A court case is raising these questions. https://www.thelocal.de/20191121/should-you-be-allowed-to-use-whatsapp-sicknote-service-to-stay-off-work-in-germany Thu, 21 Nov 2019 11:14:46 +0100 should-you-be-allowed-to-use-whatsapp-sicknote-service-to-stay-off-work-in-germany Ever wondered what employees working in Germany take home every month? These figures shed some light on average incomes. https://www.thelocal.de/20191121/this-is-how-much-employees-earn-in-germany Thu, 21 Nov 2019 12:59:11 +0100 this-is-how-much-employees-earn-in-germany Sexual harassment in German workplaces is rife, a study by the Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency has found. Are managers doing enough to stop it? https://www.thelocal.de/20191030/revealed-this-is-the-extent-of-sexual-harassment-in-germanys-workplaces Wed, 30 Oct 2019 15:00:57 +0100 revealed-this-is-the-extent-of-sexual-harassment-in-germanys-workplaces More newcomers are integrating into the German job market than expected, according to new figures. The biggest reason for their success? Language skills. https://www.thelocal.de/20180821/thousands-more-refugees-are-in-jobsbecause-theyve-learned-german Tue, 21 Aug 2018 12:55:33 +0200 thousands-more-refugees-are-in-jobsbecause-theyve-learned-german British people might like to tell themselves that the empire was built on a stiff upper lip. But Germany’s attitude of giving things time to heal seems much more appropriate to the modern workplace, writes Floraidh Clement. https://www.thelocal.de/20180802/what-we-could-all-learn-from-the-german-attitude-to-sickness Thu, 02 Aug 2018 13:24:59 +0200 what-we-could-all-learn-from-the-german-attitude-to-sickness Amazon employees throughout Germany will stage a walk-out on Tuesday timed to coincide with the global giant's annual bumper sales event. https://www.thelocal.de/20180717/german-amazon-employees-strike-for-better-pay-health-conditions Tue, 17 Jul 2018 12:28:51 +0200 german-amazon-employees-strike-for-better-pay-health-conditions We’re interested in your experiences working internationally. Complete our quick survey and tell us what it's been like. https://www.thelocal.de/20180530/working-internationally-tell-us-about-it Wed, 30 May 2018 14:30:11 +0200 working-internationally-tell-us-about-it