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Shorter Unemployment Benefits May Ease Persistent Skilled Labor Shortage
Ifo Institute researchers suggest that reducing the duration of reduced working hours benefits could help alleviate the current…
Workforce Union Ties Ease As German Labor Standards Shift
The binding rate of employees to collective bargaining agreements and, consequently, to the agreed-upon pay standards, has significantly…
Political Crisis Demands Show of Unity From Berlin States Labor And Business
Lower Saxony’s Minister-President, Olaf Lies of the SPD, has called for a coordinated effort involving the federal government,…
Employers Demand Faster Reforms From Labor Minister Bas Warning Of Another Misstep
Ahead of the Coalition Committee meeting scheduled for Tuesday, employer groups are strongly urging Federal Labor Minister Bärbel…
Minister Open to Pension Reform Package at Age 63 Labor Minister Sees Savings Potential
Federal Labor Minister Bärbel Bas (SPD) stated that pension structural reforms could reveal potential areas for savings. However,…
Unemployment Reserve Grows German Workers Desire Return to Labor Market
In 2025, nearly 4.9 million people in Germany aged 15 to 74 expressed a desire to work, representing…
Weak Labor Market Spring Slowdown Despite Expected Job Revival
Unemployment fell slightly in April, dipping by 13,000 people to a total of 3.008 million, though this figure…
German Labor Costs Surge 29 Percent Above EU Average in 2025
In 2025, average wages across the manufacturing and service sectors in Germany reached €45.00 per hour. According to…
Regionally Growing Labor Supply Gap Affects German Workforce Outlook to 2045
By 2045 the number of working‑age people in Germany is forecast to stay nearly flat, dropping only about…
US Stocks Slide as Iran War Tight Labor Market and AI Concerns Weigh on Markets
U.S. markets slipped again on Friday amid concerns over the fallout from the Iran war. The Dow ended…
German Government Lacks Insight Into Short‑Term Labor Migrants Exit Routes Revealed By Investigation
Neither the federal government nor any other state agency has a clear picture of whether short‑term work migrants…
Customs Cracks Down on Black Labor Filing 52,000 Violations and 98,000 Criminal Cases In 2025
The Customs Financial Control Unit for Undocumented Labour (FKS) launched more than 52,100 administrative infringement procedures and about…
CDU’s Labor Wing Leader Accuses Union Segments of Green‑Bashing
Dennis Radtke, head of the CDU’s Arbeitnehmer‑Flügel, has taken a stand against the increasingly harsh criticism of the Greens…
Reiche Urges Flexible Labor Law Reform Amid Rubio Debate
During discussions on reforming the welfare state, Federal Minister of Economics Katherina Reiche (CDU) once again urged a relaxation…
U.S. Stocks Slide Sharply As Fresh Labor Market Data Hit Hard
U.S. stock markets slipped sharply on Thursday. By the New York close, the Dow was at 49,452, down 1.3 %…
US Stocks Split on Wednesday as Labor Market Surges
The U.S. stock markets closed unevenly on Wednesday. By the close of trading in New York, the Dow…
IAB Director Forecasts Mild Drop in Unemployment by 2026 Despite Ongoing Labor Market Struggles
Bernd Fitzenberger, director of the Institute for Employment Market and Career Research (IAB), sees significant challenges on the…
US Stock Markets Split on Tuesday as Investors Await Labor Market Data
On Tuesday, U.S. stock markets closed in mixed fashion. By the time New York trading ended, the Dow had…
US Markets Firm as Labor Talk Persists
The U.S. stock markets added broadly on Monday. At the close in New York, the Dow was roughly…
Thuringia Leader Urges Rapid Labor Market Reform Amid Three Million Jobless
Mario Voigt, the Minister-President of Thuringia and a member of the CDU, has called on both federal and…
Klingbeil Seeks Labor Union Business Alliance
The German government, spearheaded by Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), is initiating a…
Labor Chief Calls For Regular Talks With Chancellor
The leader of the German Confederation of Trade Unions (DGB), Yasmin Fahimi, has publicly urged Chancellor Friedrich Merz…
Immigrant Workers Fill Key Labor Shortages
Data released this week by the German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reveals a complex and potentially concerning reliance…
Half Say Labor Minister Speaks Clearly>
A recent Forsa survey commissioned by “Der Stern” reveals a mixed public perception of Labour Minister Bärbel Bas…
Labor Chief Pushes Targeted Welfare Reform
A leading official at Germany’s Federal Employment Agency (Bundesagentur für Arbeit) has emphasized the necessity of adapting the…
Referees Now Eligible for Labor Court Action
A recent ruling by the Higher Labour Court of Cologne has determined that referees employed by the German…
Farm Labor Wage Plan Fails
A proposal by the German Minister for Agriculture, Alois Rainer (CSU), to introduce exemptions to the minimum wage…
Savings Mirage: Labor Minister Warns Against False Hopes on Harsher Citizen’s Allowance Sanctions
German Labor Minister Bärbel Bas, a member of the Social Democratic Party, does not believe that stricter sanctions…
Germany’s Desperate Bid to Keep Workers in the Labor Market
A German think tank, the Institute for Employment and Vocational Research, is calling for new tools to retain…
Stocks Plunge, Gold Falls, Oil Soars, But Labor Market Holds Strong
US Stock Markets Close Out the Day with Gains Friday’s trading session on the US stock markets saw…
Is the Labor Market Finally Stabilizing?
German businesses show signs of stabilizing the job market, with the Ifo employment barometer rising to 95.2 points…
SPD Chairman: Party of Labor Character Lost
According to SPD Chairman Lars Klingbeil, the party has lost its traditional role as the workers’ party. In…
Germany’s Labor Minister Calls for More Full-Time Jobs for Mothers to Tackle Women’s Poverty
Bundesarbeitsministerin Bärbel Bas (SPD) urges the economy to improve working conditions in order to increase female employment. “Employers…
Germany’s Labor Minister Calls on Businesses to Fight Right-Wing Extremism, Warns of Potential Job Crisis
Federal Labor Minister Bärbel Bas (SPD) has called on the German economy to combat right-wing extremism. In an…
Albanese Wins Landslide Victory, Securing Second Term for Labor Party in Australia
In Australia’s parliamentary election, the social democratic Labor Party led by Premier Anthony Albanese secured a clear majority.…
SPD’s Bärbel Bas in Talks to Become Labor Minister
Former German Bundestag President Bärbel Bas (SPD) is reportedly set to become a Minister for Labour and Social…
Germany’s Employment Stalls in March Amidst Slight Labor Market Decline
In March 2025, approximately 45.7 million people with a residence in Germany were employed. According to preliminary calculations…
Labor Unions Vow to Keep Protesting
Following the attack in Munich, which left two dead, the labor union movement has announced plans to continue…
BREAKING: German Minister of Labor to Overhaul Citizen’s Allowance, a Game-Changer for the Needy!
A German politician’s stance on social welfare and labor reform has been made public, sparking debate in the…
‘Growth Stifled by Perfect Storm of Skilled Labor Shortage’!
Russia’s labor market has hit a new record low, with the unemployment rate dropping to 2.3% in November…
Labor Minister Rejects Inflation Handout
German Minister of Labor Hubertus Heil, a member of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), has spoken out against…
Deutsche Bahn’s Shocking Forecast of a Looming Labor Shortage!
German Railway (Deutsche Bahn) will employ fewer new recruits in 2025 than in the current year. Around 5,700…
BREAKING: Germany’s FDP Party Set to WREAK HAVOC on Workers’ Rights with Shocking New Labor Reforms!
The FDP will “modernize the right to strike”. The right to strike is an “important fundamental right”, it…
BOMBSHELL: German Politicians and Labor Unions Unite to End the Syrian Return Debate
Leading trade unionists and politicians are calling for an end to the debate about the return of Syrian…
Scholz’s Unconventional Labor Perspective
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) intends to continue offering a stay perspective in Germany to well-integrated, working Syrians…