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Wage
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Wage Theft Costs Social Security 41 Billion Euros
A new calculation by the German Confederation of Trade Unions (DGB) reveals a significant annual economic impact stemming…
Minimum Wage Not Linked To Job Losses Claims Government
Recent governmental analysis indicates Germany’s national minimum wage has not demonstrably impacted overall employment levels since its introduction…
East West Wage Gap Widens After Reunification
New data released by the Federal Statistical Office indicates a widening wage gap between eastern and western Germany,…
Employers Escalate Criticism Of Wage Law
German employer associations are intensifying their criticism of the proposed “Tariff Adherence Act” with Steffen Kampeter, Managing Director…
Wage Hike Impacts Hiring Rates
A significant proportion of new hires in Germany are expected to be affected by the planned increase in…
Left Demands Stronger Wage Deal
The leader of the Left party, Ines Schwerdtner, has called for revisions to the planned law on tariff…
Farm Groups Slam Minimum Wage Rejection
The German Farmers’ Association has strongly criticized the Federal Ministry of Agriculture’s refusal to grant an exemption to…
Farm Groups Fear Losses After Wage Ruling
A legal review commissioned by the Ministry of Agriculture has determined that exemptions from minimum wage laws for…
Farm Labor Wage Plan Fails
A proposal by the German Minister for Agriculture, Alois Rainer (CSU), to introduce exemptions to the minimum wage…
Minimum Wage Hike Could Impact Millions of Jobs
A significant portion of the German workforce is projected to be affected by planned increases to the statutory…
SPD Threatens to Block 15 Euro Minimum Wage if It’s Not Reached
German Politics Seek Compromise on Minimum Wage As the designated SPD general secretary, Tim Klüssendorf, expressed his hope…
Bavarian Minister Considers Exemptions from Minimum Wage
German Agriculture Minister Alois Rainer, a member of the Christian Social Union (CSU), continues to explore the possibility…
‘No Way to Exclude Them from a Poverty-Proof Wage’
German Social Democratic Party’s Secretary General Tim Klüssendorf has rejected the demand of the German Farmers’ Association to…
Farmageddon: Germany’s Farmers Threatened by Minimum Wage Hike
German Farmers’ Leader Warns of Consequences of Minimum Wage Hike The head of the German Farmers’ Association, Joachim…
Economic Apocalypse if SPD Meddles in Minimum Wage
A coalition of prominent business associations has issued a warning to the Social Democratic Party (SPD) ministers in…
Can Social Partners Avoid a Showdown on the Minimum Wage?
German labor union leader Christiane Benner has called on the social partners in the minimum wage commission to…
15 Euros Minimum Wage or Political Crisis?
Economist Achim Truger Calls for a Substantial Increase in the Statutory Minimum Wage to 15 Euros In a…
DGB Chair Issues Ultimatum: ‘Clear Jump’ to 60% of Median Wage or Government Intervention
German Trade Union Leader Warns of Potential Obstacles to Minimum Wage Increase The head of the German Trade…
SPD Urges Union to Act on Wage Agreement Law Amid Energy Crisis
The first parliamentary leader of the SPD-Bundestagsfraktion, Dirk Wiese, has announced urgent measures to reduce energy costs and…
Verdi Union Demands 15 Euro Minimum Wage Starting Next Year
The head of the services union Verdi, Frank Werneke, expects the minimum wage to be at 15 euros…
Karin Prien Urges Respectful Coalition Dynamics Amidst Minimum Wage Dispute
Designated Federal Education Minister Karin Prien (CDU) calls for unity and respect in the prospective black-red coalition. Prien,…
GroKo” Partners Frustrated by Merz’s Tax and Wage Delay Announcement
Union’s Friedrich Merz raises questions about promised policies in potential coalition agreement with SPD
15 Euros by 2026: DGB Chief Yasmin Fahimi Sets the Bar High for the Minimum Wage
A report by the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB) leader Yasmin Fahimi suggests that the minimum wage commission…
STRIKE FURY: DGB President Unleashes Ultimatum as Wage Negotiations Reach Boiling Point!
A German union leader, Yasmin Fahimi, has defended the hard stance of the Verdi trade union in ongoing…
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…
Shocking Betrayal of Party Line on Minimum Wage!
In a departure from the Free Democratic Party’s (FDP) official stance, German FDP Member of the Bundestag Nils…
BREAKING: Germany’s Social Minister Reveals SHOCKING New Minimum Wage of 14 Euros – What’s Next for the Workforce?
German Social Minister Karl-Josef Laumann (CDU) warned the SPD against setting the minimum wage politically. “The debate on…
Metal Industry’s Top Dog to Axe Minimum Wage for Young Blood!
The President of the German Metalworkers’ Federation, Stefan Wolf, hopes for a reform of the minimum wage from…
BOMBSHELL: Union’s Secret Plan to Blow the Minimum Wage Roof Off!
Differing from the SPD, the Union apparently won’t engage in a campaign over the minimum wage height. According…