Cenk Uygur
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Germany Shows The World How To Reduce Workplace Stress
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December 8, 2014
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5:20Now Playing"By law, every worker in Germany gets at least four weeks of vacation and works — on average — 35 hours a week, which proponents say actually improves productivity. But advances in technology and growing economic pressure are leading many German employers to ignore the cultural mandate for work-life balance.
Psychological problems and pain linked to such stress were also cited by more than half of the German workers who applied for early retirement last year.
The worrying statistics have prompted German Labor Minister Andrea Nahles to call for an "anti-stress regulation" compelling companies to reduce stress in the workplace. It would also ban employers from contacting employees after hours, just as it's already forbidden to contact employees on vacation under German law."
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