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Shortage
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Germany Sees Easing Skilled Worker Shortage as Hiring Gap Slows Down
The difficulty of finding skilled workers has eased slightly for German companies, according to the latest Ifo Institute…
Union and SPD Reject Greens’ Warning of Gas Shortage
The Union and the SPD in the Bundestag dismissed the Green caucus’s warnings of an imminent gas shortage…
Entry‑Level Workers in Germany Face Longer Job Hunt Amid Skills Shortage Over One‑Fifth Wait Over Six Months for First Job
New professionals in Germany are taking longer than ever to secure their first jobs, even though the country…
Handwerkers Shortage Sparks Rent Boost Proposal
Rebalancing Priorities: German Lawmaker Proposes Incentivized Retirement and Targeted Study Fees to Address Skills Gap A prominent member…
Winter Storm No Salt Shortage Expected
Despite the current severe winter conditions gripping Germany, the German Association of Cities and Municipalities reports no immediate…
Conservatives Push Apprenticeships to Tackle Skills Shortage
A Push for Mandatory Apprenticeships Sparks Debate Germany’s persistent shortage of skilled tradespeople is prompting a significant policy…
Germany Faces Daycare Shortage For New Right
Germany faces a significant shortfall in childcare provisions as it prepares to implement a legal entitlement to full-day…
Germany Faces Childcare Shortage
Germany faces a persistent and widening shortfall in childcare places, particularly for children under three, according to a…
Nursing Shortage Shrinks Dramatically
A recent analysis by the German Institute for Economic Research’s Competency Center for Skilled Workforce Security (KOFA) reveals…
Doctor Shortage Solutions Debated
The proposed overhaul of specialist healthcare access in Germany, spearheaded by Health Minister Nina Warken (CDU), is facing…
Nobel Laureate Questions Skills Shortage Claims
The recent chorus of complaints regarding labor shortages in Germany rings hollow to Nobel laureate Claudia Goldin, the…
Chip Shortage Forces ZF to Consider Furloughs
The automotive supplier ZF Friedrichshafen is preparing for temporary layoffs at several of its sites, a move triggered…
Techmakers Face Growing Chip Shortage
The escalating scarcity of materials impacting manufacturers of electronic and optical products is raising fresh concerns about Germany’s…
Greens Accuse Wealthy of Inaction on Chip Shortage
The ongoing semiconductor shortage is triggering a sharp rebuke of German Economics Minister Katherina Reiche (CDU) from the…
VW Zwickau Cuts Production Due to Chip Shortage
The Volkswagen plant in Zwickau, a critical hub for electric vehicle production, will enter short-time work, beginning next…
Construction Faces Major Skills Shortage in Germany
A significant shortage of skilled workers is threatening to derail infrastructure projects funded by Germany’s Special Fund for…
Road Funding Shortage Sparks Debate
A shortfall in funding is emerging as a significant obstacle to the planned expansion of Germany’s autobahn and…
Doctor Shortage Fears Spark Reform Calls
The German Association of General Practitioners is highlighting a recent survey coinciding with the start of the National…
Airport Scanner Shortage Causes Liquid Restrictions
Recent assessments reveal that German airports are not fully prepared to implement the EU’s relaxed liquid restrictions for…
Housing Shortage To Last Until 2030s
A persistent shortage of housing is expected to continue in Germany for at least the next decade, according…
German Firms Face Growing Skills Shortage
A recent economic survey published Thursday indicates that the shortage of skilled labor is intensifying for businesses across…
Defense Industry Fears Skills Shortage
Germany’s defense industry finds itself at the cusp of a new era of growth, yet simultaneously grappling with…
Trucking Faces Crisis Shortage Threatens Supplies
A potential Russian attack on a NATO member state could trigger a severe supply crisis in Germany, leaving…
Doctor Shortage Hits Big Cities
A new analysis by comparison portal Verivox has revealed significant disparities in pediatric care across Germany, extending beyond…
Skills Shortage Tops Business Planning Concerns
A significant majority of German businesses are currently grappling with a critical skills shortage, emerging as their most…
Skills Shortage to Surge by 2028
A new study released Monday by the Institute for Economic Research (IW) projects a significant widening of the…
Germany Faces Water Shortage Risks
Concerns are rising over potential water shortages in several regions of Germany, according to the Managing Director of…
Successor Shortage: The Hidden Reason Why Companies Are Stalling on Innovation
A study by the Ifo Institute for Economic Research has found that companies that hire fewer apprentices also…
Can It Survive the Coming Shortage?
European Defense Industry Faces Potential Massive Skills Shortage Amid Expected Military Build-Up According to a calculation by the…
EGGS-travagant Inflation: Swiss Scramble for a Yolk as Egg Shortage Hatches!
The Swiss individual egg producers are struggling with a growing scarcity of eggs, particularly affecting regional free-range egg…
BOMBSHELL: Leftist Party Demands Radical Shift in Housing Policy Amid 550,000 Affordable Housing Shortage
In the face of warnings from the “Social Housing Alliance”, Left Party leader Jan van Aken is calling…
‘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…
90% of Airports Face Severe Pilot Shortage!
A recent report by the CBS network, citing data from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), reveals that over…
The Skills Shortage Just Got a Whole Lot Older!
The shortage of skilled workers could further worsen as many dependent employees in so-called bottleneck professions belong to…
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…
Health Ministry’s Mysterious Covid-19 Shot Shortage!
The Federal Ministry of Health has provided practices and pharmacies with more than eight million doses of COVID-19…
British Airways is facing staff shortages
British Airways is expected to suspend up to 10,000 flights until the end of March next year. According…
German airports in trouble due to lack of staff
German airports in trouble due to lack of staff. German Transport Minister Volker Wissing noted the problem of…