Thuringia’s Tonna correctional facility (JVA) is running out of prison officers, said staff councils during a visit by Justice Minister Doreen Denstädt (Greens). Although there are currently candidate courses from which 40 new law enforcement officers will emerge by the end of the year, this is not enough, according to the JVA. Officials should be … Read more
For the first time, IG Metall Suhl-Sonneberg agreed two in-house collective agreements with the employer for the 161 employees of Lenkungstechnik Willi Elbe GmbH & Co. KG in Rippershausen, which will come into effect retrospectively on February 1, 2023. “In a total of 16 rounds of negotiations since November 2021, we agreed with the employer … Read more
Erfurt (dpa/th) – In order to make it easier for audiences with a small budget to visit the concert, the Thuringian Bach Festival has decided to take a special step: the visitors can decide for themselves what amount they can afford to buy tickets for. “I think it’s important that with us, as an organizer … Read more
I still get it Tickets for the World Cup? The easiest way to get tickets is through the website of the two organizers – both offer different tickets. All tickets purchased in advance entitle you to free arrival and departure by public transport (see above). By the beginning of February, a good 150,000 tickets for … Read more
Erfurt (dpa/th) – In response to the shortage of teachers in Thuringia’s schools, the state parents’ association believes that lateral entrants will continue to be required. “In the short term, this is the only option we have,” said state parent spokeswoman Claudia Koch of the German Press Agency. It takes many years to train teachers … Read more
Erfurt (dpa/th) – The Learn-Understand-Fördern association calls for applications for the Thuringian Children’s Inclusion Prize. For the third time after 2016 and 2019, families living in the Free State can propose projects that “work for all children to get together from infancy to the end of school or training and thus contribute to improving the … Read more
All civil servants receive higher salaries According to a ruling by the Federal Constitutional Court, salary must also be increased as basic security increases. Accordingly, a civil servant in the lowest salary group must receive 15 percent more than a recipient of citizen benefits. As a result of another ruling by the highest German constitutional … Read more