Working Time Debate - DGB Boss Fahimi Warns of the End of the Eight-Hour Day

In the debate on working time, the head of the union accuses the government of wanting to "legalise legally questionable business models" and calls for an increase in the minimum wage.

The plans of the Federal Government, weekly instead of daily

Friedrich Merz relies on more flexibility in working time. However, this would cancel the eight-hour day. The demand is shared by the Germans.

According to the coalition committee, Verdi CEO Frank Werneke fears the end of the 8-hour day for employees. He lacks two topics.

Is the abolition of the eight-hour day coming? Yasmin Fahimi criticizes the plan, arguing that Berlin wants to legalize "legally questionable business models."

In the debate about insufficient working hours in Germany, DGB head Yasmin Fahimi sharply criticized the new federal government. "We already have high burdens with interrupted day shifts for bus drivers, in retail, or in hospitals and nursing homes," Fahimi told the "Rheinische Post" (Friday edition). The point is more likely to be to legalize legally questionable business models, such as regular twelve-hour shifts for subcontractors in the parc…