# Is Germany’s eight-hour workday under threat?

https://mins.news/en/item/105003

- DW, 2026-10-18 10:28 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/is-germany-s-eight-hour-workday-under-threat/a-79680984?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Germany’s CDU/CSU and SPD are disputing reforms to the Working Hours Act. Businesses want more flexible scheduling, while unions and some in the SPD warn that longer workdays could harm workers’ health and disadvantage people with family and caregiving responsibilities.