German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and his coalition partners have introduced a reform package to revive Germany’s sluggish ...

WORKERS in Germany will no longer be allowed to pull “sickies” – and will have to get a doctor’s note even for a single day ...

A widely criticised post on X from German Chancellor Friedrich Merz after Germany's World Cup exit was a communications error ...

German workers will have to report to a doctor in person to get a sick note on the first day they are ill, under strict ...

Changes to sick leave rules, increased tax benefits, and more under the new economic reforms introduced by German Chancellor ...

Germany's Chancellor Merz announces a comprehensive economic reform package, including changes to sick leave, tax relief, and ...

The measures are a political gamble for a government that has seen its ratings plummet in the past year.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz outlined a package of pension, tax and labour reforms on Thursday, along with measures to cut red tape that he said would boost growth, jobs and competitiveness while ...

Germany's new sick leave law under Chancellor Friedrich Merz ends phone-in sick notes and mandates an official doctor's ...

Merz said the ruling coalition has agreed on the economic reforms, a breakthrough aimed at reviving the struggling economy.

Germany's government wants employees to provide a doctor's certificate from the first day of sick leave under a broader package of reforms aimed at boosting productivity and economic growth.

The defense minister says Berlin wants to produce U.S. weapons systems or components in Germany — even as Europe pushes to ...