Germany’s top trade unions have accused the government of hurting workers and warned employers not to make staff bear the cost of economic troubles. German Trade Union Confederation (DGB) said companies were using "absurd demands" to cover management failures and warned of "major social conflict" if wage cuts or layoffs continue. Verdi union leader Frank Werneke also slammed planned benefit reforms, saying they would deepen insecurity among job seekers. Here is a roundup of this and other top