German hospitality, retail firms put more staff on shorter hours in December
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoCoronavirus restrictions in hospitality and retail pushed up the number of German employees put on...
Low use of shortened work hours points to mild German recession - Ifo
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 3 weeks agoLow take up of a government-backed 'Kurzarbeit' shortened hours facility points to a "very mild"...
German unemployment unexpectedly rises in February
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoGerman unemployment rose in February for the first time since last June, data showed on Tuesday, dashing expectations for a fall as lockdown measures to suppress the coronavirus case load held ...
Germany extends COVID emergency aid for companies until year-end
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoGermany is extending its COVID-19 emergency aid for struggling companies by three months until the...
VW labour boss wants faster electric car rollout at Wolfsburg - Braunschweiger Zeitung
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoThe head of Volkswagen's works council wants the carmaker to bring forward production of electric...
German labour market remains resilient despite rising COVID cases
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoGerman unemployment fell more than expected in December, data showed on Tuesday, in a further sign...
Turned down 800 times: foreign graduate's German dream shattered as COVID hits jobs
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWhen Abdul Kader Tizini graduated with a master's degree in mechanical engineering from RWTH Aachen,...
Time's up for 'zombie' German firms as insolvency waiver expires
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoA year-long waiver on insolvency filings has ended in Germany and there are already signs that...
School Closures and Lack of Childcare Weren't the Only Reasons Women Lost Jobs During Covid
Jezebel via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe pandemic caused school closures and gaps in childcare around the world, but only in Canada and...
Analysis-Spain close to reversal of post-crisis labour reforms
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoSpain’s left-leaning government is close to a major shake-up of landmark pro-business labour reforms...