News

labor law

News about labor law: events, facts and developments on tafs uz.

3 stories

Merz advocates flexible schedule: three 12-hour days and the rest days off

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, speaking at Employers' Day in Berlin, backed a flexible organization of working hours: 12-hour shifts three times a week with a weekly rather than daily limit on hours. The government is preparing a corresponding bill. Its refinement will be entrusted to the new labor minister Alexander Schweitzer, appointed on October 13 after Bärbel Bas's resignation.

2 min read