Excitement is in the air for football fans nationwide in the run up to the national team’s World Cup game against South Korea on Wednesday. But from an economic point of view, the match will be expensive for the country.
One of Germany's top courts has ruled in favour of a civil servant who argued that an injury sustained on the way to the loo should be covered by workplace accident insurance.
There is widespread agreement that “burn-out” is a major issue affecting Germans in the workplace. A new research project is looking into how workers can be better protected from its effects.
