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EU Court Rules Employer‑Organised Journeys Are Working Time

The decision may force German firms to record and pay pooled travel hours, trigger back‑pay claims, leave courts to sort national rules.

Coalition to Replace Eight‑Hour Day With Weekly Cap, Exposing Major Political Rift

Most Firms in Germany’s Four-Day-Week Pilot Keep Shorter Hours, Study Finds

Söder Renews Call for an Extra Weekly Work Hour as Pushback Mounts in Berlin

Economist Advocates for Part-Time Sick Leave in Certain Cases