Part-Time Archives - Hubu.news https://hubu.news/tag/part-time/ Germany & Europe Sat, 21 Mar 2026 07:24:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://hubu.news/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/cropped-PNG3-32x32.png Part-Time Archives - Hubu.news https://hubu.news/tag/part-time/ 32 32 Allensbach Finds Part‑Time Lifestyle Debate Skips Workers and Employers https://hubu.news/2026/allensbach-finds-part-time-lifestyle-debate-skips-workers-and-employers/ Sat, 21 Mar 2026 07:24:04 +0000 https://hubu.news/?p=73195 At the start of the year, a debate launched by Union politicians around “lifestyle part‑time” largely overlooked the…

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]]> GPs Warn Budget Cuts Will Worsen Care Gaps Amid Rising Part‑Time Doctors https://hubu.news/2026/gps-warn-budget-cuts-will-worsen-care-gaps-amid-rising-part-time-doctors/ Fri, 13 Mar 2026 06:43:03 +0000 https://hubu.news/?p=72121 Faced with shortages in outpatient care despite a rise in the number of doctors, the Association of General…

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]]> Greens Reject Part‑Time Minister Presidency Plan, Turn Down Union’s Villa Reitzenstein Rotation Proposal https://hubu.news/2026/greens-reject-part-time-minister-presidency-plan-turn-down-unions-villa-reitzenstein-rotation-proposal/ Tue, 10 Mar 2026 15:52:03 +0000 https://hubu.news/?p=71716 Franziska Brantner, chair of the Greens, rejected the Union’s proposals for a rotating leadership arrangement at Villa Reitzenstein. “There…

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]]> Germany’s Part‑Time Employment Rate Hits New Record in 2025 https://hubu.news/2026/germanys-part-time-employment-rate-hits-new-record-in-2025/ Tue, 03 Mar 2026 11:33:04 +0000 https://hubu.news/?p=70744 In 2025 the share of part‑time workers in Germany reached a new high, rising by 0.4 percentage points…

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]]> SPD Rejects CDU’s Part‑Time and Sick Leave Measures, Tension Rises in Black‑Red Coalition https://hubu.news/2026/spd-rejects-cdus-part-time-and-sick-leave-measures-tension-rises-in-black-red-coalition/ Mon, 23 Feb 2026 01:41:05 +0000 https://hubu.news/?p=69595 After the CDU party congress, fresh tensions are emerging between the black‑red coalition partners. The CDU has decided,…

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]]> Ataman Blasts CDU Part-Time Reform, Warns Women Face Hardship https://hubu.news/2026/ataman-blasts-cdu-part-time-reform-warns-women-face-hardship/ Sat, 21 Feb 2026 00:04:04 +0000 https://hubu.news/?p=69412 Ferda Ataman, the federal anti‑discrimination commissioner, has issued harsh criticism of the CDU‑economic wing’s proposed reforms to part‑time work.…

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]]> 15 Business Groups Rally Behind Gitta Connemann Amid BVMW Chair Ahlhaus Lifestyle Part-Time Controversy https://hubu.news/2026/15-business-groups-rally-behind-gitta-connemann-amid-bvmw-chair-ahlhaus-lifestyle-part-time-controversy/ Fri, 06 Feb 2026 20:52:05 +0000 https://hubu.news/?p=67447 In the dispute over remarks about the so‑called “lifestyle part‑time” and the role of the Small and Medium‑Enterprise…

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]]> CDU Limits Part‑Time Claims to Exception Cases, New Phrase Omits Lifestyle Part‑Time https://hubu.news/2026/cdu-limits-part-time-claims-to-exception-cases-new-phrase-omits-lifestyle-part-time/ Tue, 03 Feb 2026 18:57:05 +0000 https://hubu.news/?p=66976 After the CDU’s economic wing pushed for a restriction on the statutory right to part‑time work, the party…

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]]> CDU Revises Part‑Time Application Ahead of Federal Party Congress to Probe Misaligned Incentives https://hubu.news/2026/cdu-revises-part-time-application-ahead-of-federal-party-congress-to-probe-misaligned-incentives/ Tue, 03 Feb 2026 11:05:06 +0000 https://hubu.news/?p=66919 After the debate about a “lifestyle” type of part‑time work, the union is now set on testing whether…

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]]> CDU Business Wing Chair Criticizes “Lifestyle” Label on Part‑Time Bill Headline Change Needed https://hubu.news/2026/cdu-business-wing-chair-criticizes-lifestyle-label-on-part-time-bill-headline-change-needed/ Tue, 03 Feb 2026 04:31:03 +0000 https://hubu.news/?p=66871 The chairwoman of the CDU’s economic wing, Gitta Connemann, broke with her party leaders by publicly addressing the controversial…

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]]> Only One in Four Choose Part‑Time Work in 2024 as Personal Desire Tops Reasons https://hubu.news/2026/only-one-in-four-choose-part-time-work-in-2024-as-personal-desire-tops-reasons/ Fri, 30 Jan 2026 16:06:05 +0000 https://hubu.news/?p=66508 The reasons behind working part‑time are varied and differ between men and women. In 2024 the most common…

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]]> Green Party Pushes for Full-Time Rights Amid Part-Time Debate https://hubu.news/2026/green-party-pushes-for-full-time-rights-amid-part-time-debate/ Wed, 28 Jan 2026 00:12:04 +0000 https://hubu.news/?p=66169 Ricarda Lang, a social‑policy advocate from the Green Party, has urged that the current debate over a statutory…

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]]> Özdemir Criticizes CDU Push to Eliminate Part-Time Work Rights https://hubu.news/2026/ozdemir-criticizes-cdu-push-to-eliminate-part-time-work-rights/ Tue, 27 Jan 2026 05:49:05 +0000 https://hubu.news/?p=66055 Cem Özdemir, the leading candidate of the Greens in Baden‑Württemberg, sharply criticized the CDU’s business wing for proposing to…

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]]> Günther Opens Debate on Limiting Part-Time Work Rights in Schleswig-Holstein https://hubu.news/2026/gunther-opens-debate-on-limiting-part-time-work-rights-in-schleswig-holstein/ Mon, 26 Jan 2026 18:04:06 +0000 https://hubu.news/?p=66019 The premier of Schleswig‑Holstein, Daniel Günther of the CDU, said he was open to discussing a possible restriction on…

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]]> Fuest Blames Part‑Time Debate as a ‘Parallel Warplace’ While Calling for New Measures to Protect Work‑Life Balance https://hubu.news/2026/fuest-blames-part-time-debate-as-a-parallel-warplace-while-calling-for-new-measures-to-protect-work-life-balance/ Mon, 26 Jan 2026 16:40:05 +0000 https://hubu.news/?p=66010 On Monday, Clemens Fuest, director of the Ifo Institute, spoke to the German broadcaster “Welt” about the debate over…

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]]> Reichinnek Warns of Health Risks from Full‑Time Mandate as CDU/CSU Pushes to Slash Part‑Time Work https://hubu.news/2026/reichinnek-warns-of-health-risks-from-full-time-mandate-as-cdu-csu-pushes-to-slash-part-time-work/ Mon, 26 Jan 2026 15:53:05 +0000 https://hubu.news/?p=66004 The group chair of the Left Party, Heidi Reichinnek, sharply criticized the CDU/CSU Mittelstands‑und‑Wirtschaftsunion’s proposal to restrict the…

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]]> Karin Prien Welcomes Discourse on Ending Part‑Time Rights at Upcoming CDU Conference https://hubu.news/2026/karin-prien-welcomes-discourse-on-ending-part-time-rights-at-upcoming-cdu-conference/ Mon, 26 Jan 2026 14:46:04 +0000 https://hubu.news/?p=65995 Family Minister Karin Prien (CDU) welcomed the plan to debate the abolition of the statutory right to part‑time work…

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]]> Left Calls for Mini‑Job Abolition as CDU Targets 17 Million Part‑Time Workers https://hubu.news/2026/left-calls-for-mini-job-abolition-as-cdu-targets-17-million-part-time-workers/ Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:05:07 +0000 https://hubu.news/?p=65905 The CDU’s business wing continues to face opposition over its proposal to eliminate the fundamental right to part‑time…

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]]> Left Accuses CDU of New Attack on Part‑Time Workers Especially Women https://hubu.news/2026/left-accuses-cdu-of-new-attack-on-part-time-workers-especially-women/ Sun, 25 Jan 2026 15:01:04 +0000 https://hubu.news/?p=65863 The CDU’s business wing has proposed changes that would tighten workers’ right to part‑time work, a move that…

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]]> CDU Economic Wing Opposes Part‑Time Rights Stirs Party Backlash https://hubu.news/2026/cdu-economic-wing-opposes-part-time-rights-stirs-party-backlash/ Sun, 25 Jan 2026 10:35:05 +0000 https://hubu.news/?p=65842 The CDU’s economic wing has proposed removing the fundamental right to part‑time work, a move that has drawn…

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]]> CDU Economic Wing Aims to Do Away With Part‑Time Work Rights https://hubu.news/2026/cdu-economic-wing-aims-to-do-away-with-part-time-work-rights/ Sat, 24 Jan 2026 23:21:04 +0000 https://hubu.news/?p=65830 The economic wing of the CDU plans to abolish the statutory right to part‑time work. At the party’s…

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]]> Teacher Part-Time Work Hits Record High https://hubu.news/2025/teacher-part-time-work-hits-record-high/ Wed, 13 Aug 2025 20:12:04 +0000 https://hubu.news/?p=45716 Data released this week by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany (Destatis) reveals a new high in the…

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]]> Almost Half of Women Work Part-Time in Germany, Five Times More Likely Than Men https://hubu.news/2025/almost-half-of-women-work-part-time-in-germany-five-times-more-likely-than-men/ Mon, 19 May 2025 07:14:07 +0000 https://hubu.news/?p=34084 According to data from the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) released on Monday, the percentage of part-time workers in…

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]]> WORKFORCE SHOCKER: Part-Time Employees’ Demanding New Rights Revealed! https://hubu.news/2024/workforce-shocker-part-time-employees-demanding-new-rights-revealed/ Tue, 17 Dec 2024 00:15:02 +0000 https://hubu.news/2024/12/workforce-shocker-part-time-employees-demanding-new-rights-revealed/ German Industry and Trade Association (DIHK) and the Central Federation of German Skilled Crafts (ZDH) presidents show open…

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]]> The Dark Side of a Part-Time Revolution? https://hubu.news/2024/the-dark-side-of-a-part-time-revolution/ Sun, 08 Dec 2024 16:06:02 +0000 https://hubu.news/2024/12/the-dark-side-of-a-part-time-revolution/ According to a response by Education Minister Dorothee Feller (CDU) to a question from the state parliament’s SPD…

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