"Germany's part-time workforce has indeed increased significantly over the decades, but that is due in large part to families no longer being able to survive on a single income, as well as technological changes that have left many people choosing part-time work over no work at all. Citing data from Germany's federal statistics agency, DeStatis, MIT has pointed out that in 2022, 27% of part-time workers in Germany reported their reasons for not working full-time as simply "a desire to work part-time.""
"This was in reference to "not people who need to reduce their hours to take care of children, or sick relatives or pursue education. It's about people who just want more free time," MIT spokeswoman Juliane Berndt told DW. The MIT is calling for reforms to Germany's labor laws to address this perceived issue. "Taxpayers should not be financing the work-life balance of people receiving social benefits," Berndt said."
Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned that a four-day week and exaggerated work-life balance threaten prosperity, citing perceived overuse of sick leave and declining work ethic. The Mittelstands- und Wirtschaftsunion (MIT) criticized "lifestyle part-time," distinguishing it from part-time for caregiving or education, and urged labor law reforms while arguing taxpayers should not subsidize work-life balance for social-benefit recipients. Germany's part-time workforce has grown largely due to economic necessity and technological change. DeStatis reported that 27% of part-time workers in 2022 cited a desire to work part-time. Labor-law expert Dr. Claudia Hahn said many employees do not disclose their reasons for requesting part-time.
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