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SPD strongly criticizes coalition plan to tighten sick leave rules

(de-news.net) – Plans to require employees to present a medical certificate from the first day of illness, replacing the current rule under which certification is…

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Coalition backs end to telephone sick notes

(de-news.net) – Germany’s planned overhaul of sick leave certification has exposed divisions between coalition leaders and medical organizations, with supporters arguing it will reduce abuse…

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Germany’s coalition reform agenda receives largely positive but divided reaction

(de-news.net) – Business organizations, labor unions, medical associations, and leading economists have expressed sharply differing assessments of Germany’s proposed 34-point reform package. Presented by the…

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Tax, labor, and welfare overhaul: coalition advances comprehensive reform program

(de-news.net) – A new, comprehensive 34-point reform package by Germany’s CDU/CSU-SPD coalition includes tax relief, deregulation, labor-market and pension changes, stricter social-benefit regulations, and industrial…

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July brings major policy changes across Germany’s social and economic landscape

(de-news.net) – In July, a series of government initiatives affecting social welfare, taxation, pensions, fuel prices, and broader economic policy enters into force, marking the…

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Six killed in Stade youth welfare shooting

(de-news.net) – Following a deadly shooting at a child welfare facility in Stade that claimed six lives, German officials have offered their sympathies. Although authorities…

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Record temperatures disrupt healthcare, transport, and energy networks in Germany

(de-news.net) – Record temperatures were set during Germany’s recent heat wave, which also overwhelmed emergency services and interfered with freight operations, transportation, electricity, healthcare, and…

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Heatwave and wildfires push Germany’s emergency systems to operational limits

(de-news.net) – Concurrent wildfires and an intensifying heatwave that resulted in three consecutive national temperature records put a great deal of pressure on infrastructure, emergency…

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