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30 June 2026 – Agreement on the eDeclaration Regulation: Strengthening worker protection through digitalisation and simplification

12 June 2026 – Conclusion of the dialogue process on integration support

26 May 2026 – Expanded European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: Support now also available for workers at risk of losing their jobs

11 May 2026 – 900 participants at Jobcentre Day 2026

28 April 2026 – World Day for Safety and Health at Work

23 April 2026 – Your day, your way! Girls‘ and Boys’ Day at the BMAS

22 April 2026 – INQA Campaign Weeks to Secure the Skilled Workforce

27 March 2026 – For decent work and fair wages

24 March 2026 – New FIS funding announcement

24 March 2026 – The work of the European Social Fund must continue

23 March 2026 – Child benefit is to be paid automatically from 2027

12.03.2026 - Further development of the skilled labour strategy

05.03.2026 - New basic security: reliable support and sustainable placement

27.02.2026 - Labour market remains unchanged

11.02.2026 - More accessibility

10.02.2026 - MY TURN enters second funding phase

30.01.2026 - Labour market remains under pressure

27.01.2026 - Bärbel Bas, SPD, Minister of Labour, on the reform proposals of the Welfare State Commission

21.01.2026 - Dual training at the cutting edge

16.01.2026 - Bärbel Bas, Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs

16/01/2026 - We must not resign ourselves to the fact that women are being held back professionally

15.01.2026 - Creating new opportunities is the central goal

07/01/2026 - Commission starts work

07.01.2026 - Labour market affected by weakening economy

02.01.2026 - Start of the „Fair integration“ counselling service“

22.12.2025 - What will change in the new year

17.12.2025 - Cabinet approves further extension of short-time working allowance to up to 24 months

17.12.2025 - Rebalancing solidarity and personal responsibility

03.12.2025 - Change at the top of the Federal Social Security Office

03.12.2025 - Federal Cabinet adopts the Seventh Poverty and Wealth Report

28.11.2025 - More employees subject to social insurance contributions than ever before in September

25.11.2025 - Minimum wages in geriatric care to rise again

19.11.2025 - Benefits law adjustment act passed by the cabinet

06/11/2025 - Commission on welfare state reform begins deliberations on concrete recommendations

30.10.2025 - Slight improvement on the labour market

29.10.2025 - Minimum wage increases to 13.90 euros on 1 January 2026

08.10.2025 - Federal Cabinet adopts social security calculation figures for 2026

30/09/2025 - Number of unemployed falls to below three million

19.09.2025 - Minister Bärbel Bas visits the Federal Employment Agency in Nuremberg

15.09.2025 - Action weeks launched to secure skilled labour

10/09/2025 - Updating the standard requirements for social assistance and citizens' income

09.09.2025 - Draft bill for the Social Security Calculation Ordinance 2026

01/09/2025 - Commission on welfare state reform has started its work

29.08.2025 - Federal Labour Minister Bärbel Bas on the labour market figures for August 2025

21.08.2025 - Federal Minister Bärbel Bas sets up welfare state commission

31.07.2025 - „The labour market remains under pressure - investment is crucial now“

30.07.2025 - Good working conditions for parcel carriers and couriers

25 July 2025 – further projects launched

1 July 2025 – Increase in minimum wage for care workers

27.05.2025 - "Digitalisation of the world of work"

05/06/2025 - "Bärbel Bas is the new Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs"

01/05/2025 - "Moving the economy forward, securing jobs"

19.03.2025 - KOMPASS for solo self-employed extended

19.02.2025 - Brochure "Promoting, strengthening and improving rehabilitation!" published for the third rehapro funding call

21.01.2025 - More service, less bureaucracy: the new job centre app

03.01.2025 - The year 2024 ends with employment at record levels and rising unemployment

02.11.2022 - Labour market remains stable

12.10.2022 - Cabinet approves the federal government's skilled labour strategy

30/09/2022 - Increase in the minimum wage

30.09.2022 - Stable labour market despite multiple burdens in the companies

19.09.2022 - Job Centre Day 2022

14.09.2022 - Citizen's income: government draft adopted

07.09.2022 - Skilled labour summit of the Federal Government: More skilled workers for Germany's future

31.08.2022 - Labour market figures for August 2022

29.07.2022 - Labour market in stable condition despite international uncertainties

20/07/2022 - The new citizen's income: More respect and security, less bureaucracy

01.07.2022 - Minimum wage increase act

30.06.2022 - Labour market remains stable despite high burdens

19.06.2022 - Act regulating a moratorium on sanctions in the basic income support for jobseekers

03.06.2022 - The minimum wage rises to 12 euros

31.05.2022 - Labour market remains stable - Unemployment rate falls to pre-crisis level

03.05.2022 - Robust labour market remains on course for recovery

27/04/2022 - More support for those in need of help

08/04/2022 - Andrea Nahles as successor to Detlef Scheele

31.03.2022 - Spring recovery ensures a stable labour market

16.03.2022 - Federal Cabinet approves emergency child allowance and one-off payment

16/03/2022 - Sanctions moratorium decided

23.02.2022 - Simplified access to basic income support is extended

07.02.2022 - Restart aid for solo self-employed persons

01.01.2022 - Increase in standard rates from 01.01.2022

01.01.2022 - The benefits of the education package at a glance