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CDU Proposes Controversial Ban on Part-Time Work Rights

1/29/2026

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Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) proposes banning the right to part-time work and requiring permission to work fewer hours.
The plan targets lifestyle part-time work amid a skilled labor shortage, according to unions like IG Metall.
Gitta Connemann, chair of the CDU's business wing, argues that those who can work more should do so.
Dennis Radtke, a CDU member, criticized the proposal and urged better childcare and elder care.

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Story summary

Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) proposes banning the right to part-time work and requiring permission to work fewer hours.
The plan targets lifestyle part-time work amid a skilled labor shortage, according to unions like IG Metall.
Gitta Connemann, chair of the CDU's business wing, argues that those who can work more should do so.
Dennis Radtke, a CDU member, criticized the proposal and urged better childcare and elder care.