Is Germany's eight-hour workday under threat?
The CDU/CSU and SPD are locked in a dispute over reforms to the Working Hours Act.
DW reports that the CDU/CSU and SPD are locked in a dispute over reforms to the Working Hours Act.
Would you work 12 hours straight? Workplace flexibility, collective bargaining agreements and worker protection rules are at stake.
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