December 6, 2009
Hundreds of great job opportunities for foreign professionals at Germany's top employers. See also: TT's listing of casual jobs in Germany.
The Opel restructuring plan is pretty much finished, with around 8,300 jobs set to be cut, according to Nick Reilly, new chairman of General Motors Europe, who talked about it in a telephone conference on Saturday. READ »
The economies of Germany’s formerly communist states have proven more dynamic than their western counterparts over the past three years, according to a study released on Friday. READ »
The German central bank said on Friday that Europe's biggest economy will rebound next year after the country's worst slump since World War II. READ »
The Federal Labour Agency said on Tuesday that German unemployment dipped to 7.6 percent of the workforce in November, as government sponsored shorter working hours kept job cuts at bay. READ (3 COMMENTS) »
Metalworkers’ union IG Metall on Tuesday called for workers at the Mercedes-Benz factory in Sindelfingen to protest against the company’s possible plans to move production of its luxury C-Class vehicle to the US by 2014. READ (4 COMMENTS) »
German engineering firm MAN lost its third top executive in over a week on Monday, as millions in fines for corruption offences loomed. READ »
Thyssenkrupp said on Friday it would slash its workforce worldwide by about 20,000 in the coming year, as the steelmaker battles with record losses and an industry in crisis. READ (2 COMMENTS) »
General Motors has decided to keep open all four of its Opel plants in Germany, the US carmaker's interim Europe chief Nick Reilly said on Tuesday. READ (4 COMMENTS) »
Germany's cabinet approved on Wednesday a 12-month extension of a popular scheme allowing firms to reduce working hours, which has helped keep a lid on unemployment in Europe's biggest economy. READ »
Evidence mounted on Tuesday that the German economy was on the mend, with a closely-watched survey showing business confidence surging just as data confirmed third-quarter growth was the fastest in nearly two years. READ »
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