Is Germany's eight-hour workday under threat?
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Would you work 12 hours straight? The CDU/CSU and SPD are locked in a dispute over reforms to the Working Hours Act. Workplace flexibility, collective bargaining agreements and worker protection rules are at stake.
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- 18/10/2026 10:28 UTC
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