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The Merz government plans to reform Germany's labor law by scrapping the eight-hour workday, with a proposed law to be introduced in June that would allow up to 73.5-hour weeks. Labor experts and unions warn the change could lead to exploitative working conditions and health risks for employees.
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The Merz government plans to reform Germany's labor law by scrapping the eight-hour workday, with a proposed law to be introduced in June that would allow up to 73.5-hour weeks. Labor experts and unions warn the change could lead to exploitative working conditions and health risks for employees.
Tags
labor-reform · working-hours · germany · merz-government · worker-rights · employment-law
Key entities
Friedrich Merz (person, 0.95) · Bärbel Bas (person, 0.95) · Yasmin Fahimi (person, 0.9) · Amélie Sutterer-Kipping (person, 0.85) · Laurens Brandt (person, 0.85) · CDU/CSU (organization, 0.95) · SPD (organization, 0.95) · DGB (organization, 0.9) · Verdi (organization, 0.9) · Hans-Böckler-Stiftung (organization, 0.85) · Hugo-Sinzheimer-Institut (organization, 0.85) · Germany (location, 0.95) · Frankfurt (location, 0.9) · Arbeitszeitgesetz (concept, 0.95) · EU-Arbeitszeitrichtlinie 2003/88/EG (event, 0.9)
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analysis · language de · status final
Provenance
claude-haiku-4-5 via @stacklist/be@0.1.0, confidence 0.85, 8 May 2026


