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Debate over CDU business wing’s push to restrict part-time work

(de-news.net) – Criticism has surfaced around a proposal to abolish the general statutory entitlement to part-time employment. The initiative, advanced by the Mittelstands- und Wirtschaftsunion…

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Germany moves to tighten rules on furnished and short-term rentals

(de-news.net) – In an effort to enhance equity and transparency in Germany’s rental housing market, Federal Justice Minister Stefanie Hubig (SPD) has announced plans to…

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Schweitzer (SPD) presses for digital tax to protect media pluralism and democracy

(de-news.net) – The Minister-President of Rhineland-Palatinate and chair of the Länder Broadcasting Commission, Alexander Schweitzer, has called for the rapid introduction of a digital tax…

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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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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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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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