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Productivity
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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…
February 13, 2026
Hagel Urges Longer Working Hours and Delayed Retirement to Match Swiss Productivity
Manuel Hagel, the CDU’s leading candidate for Baden-Württemberg, has argued that workers should put in longer hours and…
February 5, 2026
Hidden AI Fuels Workplace Productivity
A growing shadow of unregulated AI usage is emerging within German companies, according to a new survey released…
October 21, 2025
AI Could Boost Productivity With Fewer Workers
Germany’s leading economic advisor, Monika Schnitzer, believes artificial intelligence presents significant opportunities for economic growth and potential wage…
August 25, 2025
SAP Union Questions AI Productivity Claims
Representatives of SAP employees are questioning the extent to which artificial intelligence will significantly boost developer productivity within…
July 20, 2025
German Coalition Seeks to Kill the 40-Hour Workweek in a Bid for Total Productivity
Germany’s Eight-Hour Workday Under Threat as New Government Coalition Considers Abolishing 40-Hour Workweek Germany’s eight-hour workday, a hard-fought…
April 2, 2025
The Hidden Epidemic of Productivity at a Price in Health
A recent study by the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB) has found that two out of every three…
February 3, 2025
2025: The Apocalypse of Productivity? German Economies Prepare for the Worst!
German Economy Associations in Germany Assess the Prospects for the Coming Year as Poor According to a survey…
December 27, 2024










