Is Germany's eight-hour workday under threat?

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.

德國聯合政府計划把工時上限從每日八小時改為每周上限，以增加排班靈活性，但改革草案因工會與雇主雙方不滿而停滯。爭議核心在於彈性工時究竟是便利員工，還是讓雇主單方面延長勞動時間。