Germany's unemployment rate held steady in March at six percent for the third month in a row, the federal labour
agency said Wednesday, despite a sharp surge in coronavirus infections.
With the first electric cars to be manufactured as early as next year, Tesla's factory being built near Berlin is currently advertising for a diverse range of job positions.
Germany's largest trade union IG Metall has proposed a four-day working week in a bid to prevent mass job cuts, while The Left party is calling for this to become the new norm. Is it possible?
Spurred by the coronavirus crisis, an increasingly large number of German companies are open to - and allowing - working from home, according to a new study.
Germany's Labour Minister Hubertus Heil wants to bring in a ‘right to work from home’ law, which will apply long after the country’s coronavirus lockdown has ended.
Almost 650,000 businesses had applied for Germany's reduced-hours work scheme by April 6th, official figures showed Thursday, with the government expecting uptake to exceed levels seen in the 2008-2009 financial crisis.
The German government is planning a €40 billion aid package for freelancers and small businesses of up to 10 employees who are affected by the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.
On March 1st, the Skilled Immigration Act came into force, which should make it easier for people from non-EU countries to migrate to Germany for work.
Germany's world-renowned automotive industry is going through a tough time, but it's still one of the country's biggest employers. We looked at where the jobs are across the Bundesrepublik.
Companies are increasingly outsourcing services, and as a result the number of self-employed workers in Germany has risen sharply. Many are learning that working one job is just not enough.
Germany is grappling with a ticking demographic time bomb. The Local spoke with FDP politician Christian Dürr who says immigration is the key to the country's future.
Thanks to a mountain of bureaucracy, a tricky healthcare system and a complicated language, freelancing in Germany can seem overwhelming at times, but there are ways to make it work. Here's our tips on what you should avoid doing when you decide to go 'Selbstständig' or self employed.
The number of people working in German manufacturing firms fell for the first time in nine years in December, official data showed Monday, with car industry jobs among the worst hit.
