Almost eight million people in Germany work for less than 12.27 euros an hour. Over 90 percent of them would benefit from an increase in the minimum wage.
On the German labor market, more than 20 percent of dependent employees are still paid with what is known as low wages.
In April of this year, 7.8 million men and women received an hourly wage of less than 12.27 euros, as the Federal Statistical Office reported on Monday. That was 21 percent of all employees. According to the international definition, an hourly wage is considered to be low if it is less than two thirds of the median earnings in a country.
According to the Federal Office, the number of low-wage jobs has fallen by around 250,000 since April 2018. This is due to the widespread short-time work in the Corona crisis, the recipients of which were not counted. The statisticians assume that recipients of low wages were more likely to be affected by short-time work than others.
According to the evaluation, 92 percent of those employed in the low-wage sector would benefit from the planned increase in the minimum wage to 12 euros. The minimum wage is currently EUR 9.60.
Source From: Stern
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