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 Game against South Korea to cost German economy up to €200 million Excitement is in the air for football fans nationwide in the run up to the national team’s World Cup game against South Korea on Wednesday. But from an economic point of view, the match will be expensive for the country. https://www.thelocal.de/20180627/game-against-south-korea-to-cost-german-economy-up-to-200-million Wed, 27 Jun 2018 14:33:46 +0200 game-against-south-korea-to-cost-german-economy-up-to-200-million Toilet-based mishaps are employer's fault: court One of Germany's top courts has ruled in favour of a civil servant who argued that an injury sustained on the way to the loo should be covered by workplace accident insurance. https://www.thelocal.de/20161117/court-injuries-on-the-way-to-toilet-can-be-work-related Thu, 17 Nov 2016 17:52:13 +0100 court-injuries-on-the-way-to-toilet-can-be-work-related How to treat Germany's workplace blues There is widespread agreement that “burn-out” is a major issue affecting Germans in the workplace. A new research project is looking into how workers can be better protected from its effects. https://www.thelocal.de/20150601/how-to-treat-germanys-workplace-blues Mon, 01 Jun 2015 17:43:05 +0200 how-to-treat-germanys-workplace-blues