"With a four-day week and an exaggerated work-life balance, prosperity cannot be maintained," Chancellor Friedrich Merz said early this month, despite OECD data that shows Germans work even more than ...

Germany's part-time employment rate reached a record peak in 2025, official figures showed on Tuesday. The Institute for Employment Research found that the number of part-time employees increased by 1 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz attends the press conference following the meeting of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany ...

A proposal from the economic wing of Germany’s CDU to place tighter restrictions on part-time contracts has come under heavy scrutiny. Chancellor Merz has repeatedly criticized the German work ethic ...

Chancellor Merz has been calling on Germans to work more. This is practically impossible for many working parents as childcare centers battle with staff shortages and reduced operating hours. "Under ...

Business wing of Christian Democrats aims to scrap legal right to fewer hours, saying people should need permission The business wing of Germany’s leading Christian Democratic Union party is proposing ...

A proposal from the economic wing of Germany’s CDU to place tighter restrictions on part-time contracts has come under hefty criticism. Chancellor Merz has repeatedly criticized the German work ethic ...