Germans Could Work 12 Hours a Day: Merz Pushes for Law Change
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Employers demand greater flexibility, while unions warn of risks to workers' health and safety
The eight-hour working time, which was introduced in Germany in 1918, could undergo the biggest change in more than a century.
Workers in Germany facing a big change: Instead of eight, they could work up to 13 hours a day - The coalition of Christian Democrats and Social Democrats still fails to reach an agreement on what working hours should look like
German Chancellor Friedrich Mertz is advocating for a change in the law that would allow a working day longer than eight hours, and he cites as an example companies where employees work 12 hours a day, three days a week.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is pushing for a law allowing a workday longer than eight hours, citing companies that work 12 hours a day, three days a week, as an example. However, the reform has stalled because the ruling coalition cannot agree.
The eight-hour workday, which Germany introduced in November 1918, could be facing serious changes. However, 108 years after its introduction, the German government has still not been able to agree on what the new rules should look like. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz believes that a reform of working time laws is long overdue […]
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