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Red Cross Warns Volunteer Pay Too Low
The President of the German Red Cross (DRK), Gerda Hasselfeldt, has voiced concerns regarding the current financial support…
Left Party Aims to Curb CEO Pay Gap
A proposal is gaining traction within German political circles aimed at addressing the widening gap between executive compensation…
Younger Consumers Willing to Pay More for Meat
A recent study by the German Institute for Economic Research (IW) reveals significant generational differences in attitudes towards…
Civil Servants Sue Pay Dispute Mounts
Concerns are mounting regarding the strain on Lower Saxony’s administrative courts due to a surge in legal challenges…
Pensioner Pay Varies Widely Across Germany
Recent analysis from the German Pension Insurance Federation (Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund), reported by “Bild am Sonntag”, reveals an…
Train Drivers Prioritize Pay Hike
A recent vote by Deutsche Bahn (DB) employees affiliated with the GDL (Gewerkschaft Deutscher Lokomotivführer) has yielded surprising…
Journalists Secure Pay Rise
Following a period of industrial action, the Vereinte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft (Verdi) and the Bundesverband Digitalpublisher und Zeitungsverleger (BDZV) have…
Military Pay Hike Sparks Social Concern
Concerns are emerging regarding plans for a revised and more appealing military service model in Germany, with social…
Construction Union Seeks Heat Protection Pay
Discussions are underway regarding the implementation of heat-related work protections and compensation for employees across various industries in…
Construction Workers Demand Climate Short-Time Work Pay
The head of Germany’s IG BAU trade union, Robert Feiger, has raised concerns about the health risks faced…
Tattoo Trouble: No Pay for Pain!
A German court has ruled that employees do not have a right to continued pay if they become…
SPD’s Politicization of Pay Threatens Saxony’s Economy?
German Politician Warns Against Politicizing Minimum Wage Sachsen-Anhalt’s Minister-President Reiner Haseloff, a member of the Christian Democratic Union…
Will Germany’s Workers Have to Wait Longer for a Pay Rise?
A development in the German minimum wage commission’s decision-making process has emerged, potentially altering the expected timeline for…
Taxpayers Pay the Price as Airlines Take Flight in Exile
A German Air Transport Association Chief Demands Swift Implementation of Industry Reliefs in Upcoming Meeting with Transport Minister…
Coalition Factions Unite to Make Them Pay
A coalition of Germany’s Union and Social Democratic parties has expressed support for the fire brigade’s demand to…
US Tariffs: German Automakers Pay Half a Billion Euros in April
A deal on US tariffs likely, says German auto industry head The head of the German Association of…
Insurers Pay Out €350 Million in Damages
Insurance Companies in Germany Pay Record High for Lightning Damages in 2024 According to the annual report of…
FUEL APOCALYPSE: Get Ready to Pay the Price for the Middle East Crisis
German motorists can expect higher fuel prices in the wake of the escalating military tensions between Israel and…
‘Pay Back If You Leave’ – CDU’s New Rule
German politicians have proposed a new plan to make international medical students who leave the country after graduation…
Only 2.6% Pay Index Rent, But New Builds and Big Cities See a Surge
A recent study by the German Institute for Economic Affairs (IW) has shed light on the prevalence of…
Families Pay the Price for Deutsche Bahn’s Greed
German Railways Abandons Family Reservation, Raising Fares for Passengers German Railways, the country’s national railway operator, has announced…
States to Pay the Price for Tax Cuts?
Germany’s Minister-President Warns Against Federal Tax Cuts at the Expense of States Thuringia’s Minister-President, Mario Voigt of the…
German Inland Shipping Workers to Get a 7.4% Pay Bump in a Year!
German employees of the inland waterway shipping industry are set to receive a pay increase, as the service…
Will the German Government’s Plan Pay Off?
In a move seen as a positive signal, the German Association of Driving Schools (BVF) has welcomed the…
Tariffs Will Lose, Consumers Will Pay the Price
Henkel CEO Carsten Knobel Expects a Positive Resolution to the US Tariff Dispute Henkel’s CEO, Carsten Knobel, has…
‘Who Orders, Must Also Pay’ – States and Municipalities Demand Federal Government Bear the Cost of Commuter Allowance and Value-Added Tax Cuts
Germany’s Federal Government Faces Opposition Over Tax Cuts and Commuter Allowance The German federal government’s plans to increase…
Childless Germans to Pay More
German Union’s Leader Urges Overhaul of Social Insurance in New German Government The head of the German Young…
Will Insurers Pay the Price for Ignoring Employee Demands?
A stalemate in the third round of wage negotiations in the private insurance industry has led to a…
‘Vacation Pay’ for the Crooks, Not the Caregivers
Millions in German Social Care System Lost to Fraud, Investigation Finds A recent investigation by Süddeutscher Zeitung, NDR…
Foreigners Pay a Premium to Rent in Germany
Foreigners Pay Higher Rent in Germany, Statistics Reveal According to the German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the average…
Self-Employed and Civil Servants to Pay Contributions
In the ongoing debate about long-term financing of the pension system, Federal Minister of Labor Bärbel Bas (SPD)…
US Sticks to Commitments, But Europe Must Pay Up!
The United States remains committed to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio…
Deutsche Bahn’s Trains Run Late, CEO’s Pay Runs High
The Deutsche Bahn’s punctuality issues are nothing new, nor are its financial losses. The question is, how much…
Higher Pay Wins Out in Military Math
A study by the Ifo Institute for Economic Research suggests that increasing salaries in the German military could…
BOMBSHELL: Ukraine Cut Off from US Satellite Lifeline, Now Forced to Pay for Commercial Services in Shocking Fallout from Trump’s Dispute
The National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) has reportedly stopped providing satellite imagery to Ukraine, for which the US…
80% of Germans Demand Fair Pay in Public Tenders
A recent European-wide survey conducted by the European trade union, UNI Europa, has found that a majority of…
WAGE WAR: Women’s Pay Gap to be Exposed: Commissioner Demands Transparency Revolution!
A German anti-discrimination official, Ferda Ataman, is calling for the next federal government to introduce regulations for greater…
POSTAL WAR: Germany’s Mail Service on the Brink of Chaos as Workers Demand 7% Pay Rise
The German Postal Service’s labor conflict has escalated, with the services union Verdi calling for further strikes. On…
How Ottawa’s Gamble with Anti-Trump Rhetoric Could Pay Off in a Big Way
Canada’s Foreign Minister, Melanie Joly, recently traveled to Europe to warn of the threat posed by the US,…
DRONEAGEDON: Russia’s Terror Insurance Boom: Don’t Fly, Pay to Pray!
Russian demand for insurance against terrorism and sabotage has increased due to the growing number of Ukrainian drone…
Patients to Pay the Price?
A new trend in healthcare could continue under a CDU-led federal government: higher tariffs, less service. The Adenauer…
Bahn Workers in for a 6.5% Pay Bump: German Rail Deal Reached
The Deutsche Bahn and the Eisenbahn- und Verkehrsgewerkschaft (EVG) have reached a tariff agreement, with both parties agreeing…
Trump’s Cop-Out: Can the US President’s Gamble on Russia Pay Off?
The art of deal-making has long been a staple of American diplomacy and now, under the presidency of…
Shock 16% Pay Gap Revealed for 2024 Germany!
New Data Reveals Germany’s Gender Pay Gap Remains Substantial According to the German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), women…
Will Kiev Pay the Price in Dollars and Identity?
In an interview with Bret Baier of Fox News, US President Donald Trump claimed that “the United States…
GAS SHOCK: New Homeowners in Germany Pay 43% More for Gas, a Staggering Spike in Just One Year!
Gas Prices for New Customers in Germany Rise Sharply in a Year, Data Shows A recent analysis by…
Feminist Fury: Greens Unleash Plan to Sue for Pay Gap Justice!
The Green Party aims to improve the situation of women on the labor market through economic incentives and…
German Job Center Demands Refugee Pay Premium to Work, while Locals Get Paid Less!
A recent example of bureaucratic inflexibility in Germany has been reported by the Schwäbische Zeitung. Two refugees in…
BREAKING: Survivors of Rape Won’t Pay for ‘Morning After’ Pills Anymore!
Women who have been victims of sexual violence will no longer have to pay for emergency contraception like…
Trump’s Ultimatum: Pay Up for Ukraine or Face the Consequences, EU Left in the Dark
The European Union does not understand many things, even if they significantly concern it. For instance, it seemed…
Most Germans Want Rich to Pay More
A majority of Germans want higher taxes on high incomes, according to a recent survey. In the ZDF-Politbarometer…
Post Workers to Get a Hefty Pay Hike?
Ahead of the second round of collective bargaining for the approximately 170,000 employees at Deutsche Post, scheduled to…
‘Pay for Protection’ Warning
In the wake of a recent Federal Constitutional Court ruling, the Interior Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia, Herbert Reul,…
Police Union Demands Bundesliga Clubs Pay for High-Risk Games
Ahead of the Federal Constitutional Court’s ruling on the assumption of costs for high-risk football matches in the…
German Fury: Majority Rejects Boss’s Sick Day Pay Cut Plan
The majority of Germans reject Allianz CEO Oliver Bäte’s proposal to relieve companies by canceling the payment of…
Trump’s Threats Pay Off!
Greenland Open to Cooperation with US on Natural Resources, Minister Says Greenland’s Minister for Independence and Foreign Affairs,…
No Pay for First Day of Sick Leave?
Allianz CEO’s Proposal to Cut Sick Leave Raises Eyebrows The CEO of Allianz, Oliver Bäte, has sparked outrage…
Germany’s Lifeline Against Sick Leave Pay Cuts
German Labor Minister Hubertus Heil (SPD) has rejected the proposal by Allianz CEO Oliver Bäte to stop paying…
German Citizens Chip in to Pay Off €75,000 of National Debt!
Last year, 74,455.87 euros were deposited into the federal government’s debt redemption account, which citizens can contribute to,…
SPD Proposes 18 Months of Extended Parental Leave and Higher Pay!
The SPD is aiming to reform the parental benefit, where parents can receive full parental benefit for up…