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German Clampdown On Sick Leave: No More Phoning It In, Doc Note Needed On Day 1
German Clampdown On Sick Leave: No More Phoning It In, Doc Note Needed On Day 1
In a stark departure from its reputation for employee-coddling, the German government is attacking the mass abuse of sick leave with strict new policies that would require a doctor's note obtained on the very first day an employee is sick, with no ability to simply take a sick day with a mere phone call. The reform package also targets retirement ages, tax rates, regulations, welfare benefits and the ease of hiring and firing. It's...
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US Retail Sales Jumped Most In 8 Months In February
US Retail Sales Jumped Most In 8 Months In February
Bank of America's omniscient analysts forecast a very strong month for Retail Sales in February data (released today)...
The actual print was +0.6% MoM (better than the 0.5% consensus, but less than BofA's forecast) comes after a revised higher 0.1% MoM decline in January (and December's nothingburger)...
Source: Bloomberg
That is the highest MoM rise since June 2025, and sales rose 3.7% YoY...
Core Retail Sales (Ex Autos) rose 0.5% MoM (much better than expected) and Ex Autos and Gas also rose more than...
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