Tag: Working time flexibility
What you need to know about the time clock ruling
Dusseldorf, Berlin The Federal Labor Court substantiated its controversial time clock judgment at the weekend. According to the court, the obligation to record time applies with immediate effect. Nevertheless, there…
In the future, DKB employees will be allowed to work abroad for up to 30 days
With a laptop on the beach in Mallorca Employees are attaching more and more importance to flexible work location and time arrangements. In view of urgent personnel bottlenecks, banks are…
Our prosperity is threatened – we have to work more
Industry If we wanted to absorb the decline in the labor force, each employed person would have to work 1452 hours a year in 2030 and 1541 hours in 2040,…
What helps against the shortage of skilled workers?
Michael Hüther (left) and Lasse Rheingans The economist and the entrepreneur are arguing about what helps against the shortage of skilled workers. (Photo: Dominik Butzmann) Berlin Whether at the airport,…
What helps against the shortage of skilled workers?
Michael Hüther (left) and Lasse Rheingans The economist and the entrepreneur are arguing about what helps against the shortage of skilled workers. (Photo: Dominik Butzmann) Berlin Whether at the airport,…
What the verdict on time tracking means
Working time measurement The Federal Labor Court made a surprising decision. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The Federal Labor Court has made a ruling on the recording of working hours that lawyers…
Timekeeping is mandatory in Germany
Federal Labor Court in Erfurt Employers must systematically record the working hours of their employees. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The Federal Labor Court (BAG) in Erfurt has decided: In Germany there…
Will a better work-life balance solve the shortage of skilled workers?
Dusseldorf Germany is in the middle of a skills shortage. In August 2022, almost 890,000 vacancies were registered with the Federal Employment Agency in Germany. Increased immigration and job automation…
Is the update for the working time law coming now?
office in the evening In the meantime, employee representatives consider time recording to be useful in the face of unpaid overtime or violations of rest breaks. (Photo: The Image Bank…
Why the 42-hour week is not a solution
Protest against the extension of working hours During traffic light coalition negotiations last fall, trade unionists warned of changes in working hours. (Photo: imago images/Mike Schmidt) In Douglas Adams’ science…
Working from home makes you more productive and can still damage your career
home office Employees who worked more remotely were less likely to be promoted. (Photo: dpa) If more people work from their home office, then that reduces the number of infections.…
These reasons speak for fewer conferences
After the meeting Meetings distributed throughout the day disrupt concentrated work. (Photo: IMAGO/MASKOT) Dusseldorf SAP is turning its meetings upside down: Europe’s largest software company wants to do without conferences…
More money and more home office
Frankfurt banking skyline The Verdi union has agreed on a new collective agreement with state and development banks and some savings banks. There is more money and agreements to work…
How the modern world of work comes to the factory
Production at Continental At the Regensburg plant, Continental relies on new methods for shift planning. Cologne Agile New Work in the offices, but fixed shift schedules in the factory? Ariane…
Why it’s just a beautiful dream in Germany
craftswoman A right to a four-day week in Germany is associated with several legal problems. (Photo: Imago/Westend61) Berlin Work from Monday to Thursday and start the long weekend on Friday:…
Draft law with stricter timekeeping for mini-jobbers & Co.
Berlin From October, the earnings threshold for marginal employment is to be raised from EUR 450 to EUR 520 per month. Mini-jobbers should also be able to benefit from the…
Draft law with stricter timekeeping for mini-jobbers & Co.
Berlin From October, the earnings threshold for marginal employment is to be raised from EUR 450 to EUR 520 per month. Mini-jobbers should also be able to benefit from the…
Tandemploy founders talk about job sharing and the pandemic
Jana Tepe (left) and Anna Kaiser (right) Job sharing or rather dual leadership? (Photo: tandemploy) Dusseldorf The story of Anna Kaiser and Jana Tepe is above all one in which…