AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoWorking-Time Rules: Germany’s eight-hour workday is under pressure as employers and conservative politicians push for more flexible hours. Current rules generally cap work at 10 hours a day, with compensatory rest and 11 hours between shifts. BMW Restructuring: The automaker is offering some employees up to €650,000 to leave voluntarily, as it seeks to reduce costs. Minimum Wage: Germany plans to raise the statutory minimum wage to €14.60 an hour from January 2027. Tech Job Cuts: Ubisoft is planning job reductions across its German sites, including a voluntary departure offer that reportedly targets about one in six German staff. Recruitment Warning: In India, politicians are demanding answers over allegations that state-owned TOMCOM charged young people for promised German bus-driver jobs, yet candidates say they had no interviews with German employers.
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