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Green Party calls for longer working span and broader pension reform

(de-news.net) – Felix Banaszak, the co-leader of the Green Party, has spoken in favor of a gradual increase in the effective retirement age, presenting the…

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Deutsche Bahn plans management cuts as restructuring aims to secure financial turnaround

(de-news.net) – Deutsche Bahn plans to reduce positions within its group management by at least 30 percent as part of a comprehensive corporate reorganization aimed…

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Electric vehicle adoption in Germany is income- and household-dependent

(de-news.net) – Ownership of electric vehicles — either battery electric cars or plug-in hybrids — continued to display pronounced disparities across income levels and household…

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Posted in Economy Health Politics

German doctors defend telephone sick leave, urge crackdown on commercial online certificates

(de-news.net) – The German Association of General Practitioners has cautioned against abolishing telephone-based sick leave certification while at the same time calling for more stringent…

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Employment in retirement gains ground in Germany, data shows

(de-news.net) – In the past, retirement transitions were usually characterized by a total cessation of paid employment prior to receiving a pension. This established pattern…

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Posted in Economy Politics

Women’s Union pushes to classify child influencer content as child labor under youth protection law

(de-news.net) – The CDU’s Women’s Union has called for more stringent regulation of so-called “child influencers,” maintaining that children’s appearances on social media platforms should…

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Schneider (SPD) unveils social-equity subsidy program to boost electric mobility (Update)

(de-news.net) – The Federal Minister for the Environment, Carsten Schneider (SPD), has presented the finalized agreement on a new incentive program designed to accelerate the…

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Debate over working hours intensifies as CDU calls for higher labor input amongst rising absenteeism

(de-news.net) – Boris Rhein (CDU), the Minister-President of Hesse, has argued that Germany will need to adapt to longer working hours if it intends to…

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