Germany's economy shrank for the second year in a row in 2024, preliminary figures released today showed, just weeks before a crucial snap election. The Federal Statistics Office said today that ...

Germany, the sick man of Europe? Delve into the factors affecting Germany's economy and the measures being taken to revive it ...

Germany's economy shrank for the second year in a row in 2024, preliminary figures released today showed, just weeks before a crucial snap election. The Federal Statistics Office said today that ...

Germany is now “the world champion when it comes to sick days,” according to Oliver Bäte, the boss of Allianz, Europe’s biggest insurer. In an interview with Handelsblatt, a newspaper, Mr Bäte called ...

The TK, one of Germany's major statutory health insurers, reported a record average of 14.13 sick days among its covered workers in the first nine months of 2024. Data from the OECD shows that ...

Now, businesses in Germany are calling for the abolishing of sick pay on the first day of symptoms. When the Federal Statistical Office reported in January, that the average number of sick days ...