Germany's economic weakness is finally taking a toll on the labour market, with the number of unemployed workers expected to rise to the highest level in almost a decade, according to a study by the German Economic Institute (IW). The study, which was seen by Reuters ahead of its release on Friday, showed that unemployment will rise to an average of just under 2.8 million this year, the highest level since 2015. However, that figure is well below the peak in 2005, when almost 4.9 million people were unemployed and Germany was considered the "sick man of Europe."
Saskatchewan’s teachers will voice their opinion on the contract terms offered by the government in two weeks’ time on May 8th and 9th. In public statements made by Minister of Education, Jeremy Cockrill, he described the offers made as a “tentative agreement” while STF President, Samantha Becotte, called it a “final offer” saying that throughout the two days of meetings held last week, the teacher’s bargaining committee was told time and again that this was the final offer by the GTBC (Governme