US EditionA Nation of Slackers? Why Friedrich Merz Wants Germans to Work More
49 Articles
49 Articles
In Germany, the number of hours worked has fallen in an international comparison. Was it the hardworking Germans? Chancellor Merz wants more work to be done again. How does that come about with employees and employers?
The chancellor swears to the Germans that we are doing more work because we are becoming more unproductive, but not the people, but the system.
Germany must work more, demand economy and politics. The abolition of a holiday would be symbolic politics – and overlooks the true potential of the country.
The Germans work less than the citizens of many other industrialized countries – and are more often ill. Work-life balance instead of a performance culture: Has the relationship between Germans and work changed? Benedict Neff, NZZ-Ressortleiter International, and Sven Preger, podcast head of the NZZ, discuss about work ethic, declining productivity and the demands of the Germans.
Chancellor Merz criticizes four-day week and work-life balance. A study indicates that people in many other industrialised countries work more, but it is sometimes misleading.
Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz has promised more dynamism in the government district. Countable results are to be achieved by the summer break. The ministers most important for the economy present themselves so far differently ambitious. WORLD analyses what is possible as soon as possible.
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