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Working In Germany: Germany unemployment has risen slightly to 8.3 per cent / Copyright dpa - Bildfunk German job market holds up as election nears
German unemployment came in at a better-than- forecast at 8.3 per cent in August, data released Tuesday, September 1, showed, as the labour market in Europe's biggest economy continued to hold up despite the fallout from the recession.  more
Working In Germany: A special programme trains teachers for German classrooms / Copyright dpa - Bildfunk To fill teacher gap, foreigners get training for German classrooms
German schools face a severe shortage of tens-of-thousands of math and science teachers. A German foundation is offering special training for non-EU teachers to help fill the gaps.  more
Working In Germany: Freelancers are pooling up resources to share office space / Copyright Colourbox A Desk, a Laptop, a Mobile: Shared Offices are Creative Industry Hothouses
Coworking is all the trend. Graphic designers, journalists, architects all work alone and in a team, on large or small storeys of converted factory buildings. What they save is money. What they gain is networks. What they learn is creative management.  more
Working in Germany: A report shows huge rise in social welfare spending in Germany / copyright picture-alliance / maxppp Report shows huge rise in social welfare spending in Germany
A new report shows that the economic crisis has sharply raised German government spending on social welfare, including unemployment benefits and pensions.  more
Germany and European Union: The Blue Card scheme allows residence and work permits in the EU to highly qualified third-country citizens / copyright dpa - Report EU's green light to Blue Card for highly-skilled foreign workers
On Monday, 25th May, the European Union approved the Blue Card, a special residence and work permit for third-country citizens for the purpose of highly qualified employment in Europe.  more
A worker at a wind power transmission factory near Dresden / © dpa - Report Germany says more green jobs can help fight recession
Boosting investment in the renewable energy sector and raising state spending on environmental protection could help Europe's largest economy shake off the recession, the German government said on Tuesday, 24th February.  more
Short-time work and further training to fight financial crisis / © dpa - Report Riding out the economic storm with short-time work
Short-time work is the right answer, when suddenly order books are empty and every effort is to be made to save jobs. The second recovery package simplifies the conditions and steps up financial assistance.  more
According to predictions, working in Germany will change dramatically / © picture-alliance/chromorange The German working world is changing dramatically
Germany's population is noticeably shrinking. By the year 2050, there will be 10 million fewer people in the country then there are today – with dramatic consequences for the working world.  more
German Chancellor Angela Merkel with migrants in Berlin, honouring the achievements of foreign workers at the event 'Germany Says Thank You' / © dpa - International Migrants to Europe prefer Germany
A report by the International Organization for Migration shows that Germany is the number one country of destination for migrants to Europe. The search for employment is at the heart of most movement in the 21st century.  more
Europe wants to attract more skilled workers with its Blue Card / © dpa - International Blue cards for skilled migrants in Europe
European Union officials agreed to develop a so-called Blue Card, a fast-track work visa they hope will attract skilled migrant workers from developing countries. Engineers and health care workers are in high demand.  more
 
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