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Left Party Slams Planned Parliamentary Pay Hike As Outrageous
The co-chairs of the Left Party parliamentary group in the Bundestag have strongly criticized the automatic salary increase…
Bundestag Factions Divided Over Planned MP Pay Hike
The proposed increase in members’ salaries is facing criticism from several political factions. The Union party defends the…
Greens Demand Full Disclosure Over Civil Service Pay Mess
The Green Party is demanding an explanation from Federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) regarding the confusion surrounding…
German Businesses Unlikely to Pay Workers Full Relief Bonuses BDI Chief Predicts
According to Peter Leibinger, the head of the Federation of German Industries (BDI), the majority of German companies…
Germany Slashes Sick Pay and Dental Coverage to Bolster Health Insurance Funds
To stabilize the health insurance funds, the federal government intends to reduce sickness benefits and reimbursements for dental…
Union Demands Seven Percent Pay Hike in Retail Negotiations
Verdi has demanded a 7% pay raise, effective over a twelve-month period, just before the beginning of wage…
Left Party Demands Wide Debate Over Civil Service Status Amid Pay Hike Talk
Facing proposed pay increases for federal civil servants, the Left party is demanding a general discussion about civil…
DFB Launches Own Pay TV Channel for Football Fans
The German Football Association (DFB) is launching a dedicated linear Pay-TV channel called “DFB.TV” scheduled to debut on…
SPD Resists Cutting Pay During First Sick Day
Opposition members from the SPD faction have voiced resistance against any proposed elimination of wage continuation on the…
Government Considers Cutting Sick Pay Policies
Leading figures from the CDU/CSU Union and the SPD are reportedly considering significant measures regarding wage payments for…
EU Backs Efforts to Close Persistent Gender Pay Gap
Women will receive support from the EU in efforts to close the so-called gender pay gap. According to…
German Households Pay 12.23 Cents per kWh Natural Gas Prices Spike in Second Half 2025
In the second half of 2025 private households in Germany paid an average of 12.23 cents per kilowatt‑hour for…
Oil Shock From US Attack on Iran Spurs German Factory Pay Cut
The recent rise in energy prices caused by the US attack on Iran could slash earnings for many…
German Households Pay Too Much for Their Power And Loyal Customers Are Systematically Disadvantaged
Data from a study commissioned by energy company Octopus Energy and conducted by RWTH Aachen show that loyal…
Karin Prien Champions EU Pay Transparency Directive Calls for Less Bureaucracy
Minister Karin Prien of the CDU defended the controversial European Union directive on wage transparency. She told the Funke‑Media…
Gender Pay Gap Widening for Non-Union Workers While Unionized Employees See Decline
According to a federal government response to a written question from the Left parliamentary group-reported by the “Rheinische…
Taxpayers Association Demands Evacuees Pay Heavily for Gulf Flights and Calls for Fair Cost Share
The Taxpayers’ Association urges that evacuation flights from the Gulf region be financed in a “fair” manner. President…
Gender Pay Gap Stagnates as 2025 Earnings Equality Persists
The wage inequality between men and women in the labour market stayed unchanged in 2025. The so‑called Market…
Verdi Secures 5.8 Percent Pay Raise for Public Sector Employees Across German States
The services union Verdi and the employers of the German Länder have reached a collective‑agreement for public‑sector employees…
DIW Demands Productivity Drive Wage Negotiations Amid Germany Public Sector Pay Storm
Amid ongoing collective bargaining disputes-including at Deutsche Bahn and within the public sector-the German Institute for Economic Research…
German States Clash with Unions Ahead of Wage Talks Hamburg Senator Claims 5 % Pay Hike Outline Already Planned
Hamburg’s finance senator, Andreas Dressel of the SPD, issued sharp criticism of the unions just before the third…
German Railway Offers 6% Pay Rise Yet Locomotive Drivers Remain Unhappy
Deutsche Bahn has presented its first offer in the ongoing collective‑agreement talks. The proposal includes a base wage increase…
Verdi Urges Campus-Warning Strikes Across 60 Cities to Push for Higher Pay in Higher Education
The service union Verdi has called for a campus warning strike day on Wednesday as part of its…
4.8 Million German Jobs Hit by Minimum Wage Rise with 12 Percent Remaining Below Pay Floor
A 2025 earnings survey by Germany’s federal statistical office (Destatis) shows that the January 1, 2026 minimum‑wage rise to €13.90…
Verdi Demands Major Pay Hikes for Public Sector Workers
The public sector in Germany’s states faces mounting pressure as labor union Verdi intensifies its demands ahead of…
Employers Push Back on EU Pay Transparency Rules
The German employers’ association, the BDA, is urgently pressuring the federal government to resist further modifications to the…
Civil Servants Demand Pay Rise Threaten Strikes
German civil servants are demanding substantial wage increases to combat soaring living costs, escalating tensions with state governments…
Volunteers Demand Fairer Pay
The recent activation of Germany’s modernized conscription law has prompted a stark warning from Eva Maria Welskop-Deffaa, President…
Small Business Fears Bureaucracy Over Pay Rules
A growing chorus of concern is emerging within Germany’s business sector regarding the implementation of the EU’s pay…
German Employers Fear EU Pay Mandate
German employers are issuing a stark warning to the European Commission, voicing concerns that a proposed directive on…
Musk Pay Sparks Archbishop Outrage
The Archbishop of Berlin, Heiner Koch, has launched a stinging rebuke of Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s recently approved…
Pay Gap Persists German Women Earn Less
Germany’s persistent gender pay gap remains stubbornly unchanged in 2024, with women earning, on average, 16 percent less…
Germany Debates Hebammen Pay Responsibility
The German Health Minister, Nina Warken (CDU), has staunchly defended the federal government’s limited role in addressing concerns…
Economist Urges Extra Work No Pay
The influential Kiel Institute for World Economics (IfW) has ignited a fierce debate with its President, Moritz Schularick,…
Performance Pay Linked to Stress and Isolation
A recent study examining the socioeconomic panel data from 2004 to 2016, conducted by researchers at the University…
Union Submits Transit Pay Demands
The United Services Union (Verdi) has initiated a significant escalation in labor negotiations impacting public transport across all…
Nursing Pay Boosts Loom 2026 2027
A compromise reached by Germany’s Pflegekommission (Care Commission), comprising union and employer representatives, has secured incremental increases to…
Berlin Civil Service Pay Ruled Unconstitutional
Berlin’s Civil Servants Face Backlash as Constitutional Court Declares Decades of Pay Unlawful A landmark ruling by Germany’s…
Public Sector Workers Demand Pay Hike
The public sector workforce in Germany is poised for a significant showdown as Verdi, the country’s largest service…
Verdi Members Approve TÜV Bund Pay Deal
The union Verdi has confirmed that its members have overwhelmingly approved a new pay agreement with TÜV Bund,…
Musk Pay Package Approved by Tesla Shareholders
Shareholders at Tesla’s annual general meeting on Thursday approved a controversial compensation package that could propel CEO Elon…
Midwives Face Job Losses Over New Pay Deal
The rollout of a new midwifery support agreement, slated to take effect November 1st, is triggering alarm within…
Elite Should Donate Potential Pay Rise
The leader of the Left party (Die Linke), Janine Wissler, has publicly challenged Chancellor Friedrich Merz of the…
West Germans Get Bigger Volunteer Pay
A significant disparity in compensation for Bundesfreiwilligendienst (BFD) participants – a German federal volunteer service program – has…
Pay Rise for German Leaders
Government salaries for the Federal President, Federal Chancellor and Federal Ministers are set to increase by a combined…
East West Pay Gap Narrows
As celebrations marking German Unity approach, labor unions are urging the governing coalition to intensify its efforts on…
Germans Embrace Overtime for Higher Pay
A significant majority of German employees express willingness to extend their working hours, provided the financial incentives are…
Kretschmer Seeks to Limit Sick Pay to Boost Growth
The Premier of the German state of Saxony, Michael Kretschmer, is advocating for a significant shift in national…
Healthcare Apprentices Earn Top Pay
Apprentice earnings in Germany vary significantly depending on the chosen profession, with those in health and care roles…
Patients to Pay More For Prescriptions
Germany’s statutory health insurance system is facing increasing financial pressure, prompting debate over potential reforms and cost-saving measures.…
Sick Pay Costs German Firms Over 82 Billion Euros
German employers shouldered approximately 82 billion euros in costs related to employee sick leave in 2024, a figure…
Dobrindt Defends Civil Service Pay Costs
Germany’s Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt has voiced opposition to a debate regarding potential cost savings through adjustments to…
Wealthy Must Pay More For Climate Action
A leading Green Party politician in the German state of Hesse, Mathias Wagner, has advocated for increased financial…
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…