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Commission wants to announce the minimum wage decision on Friday
Behind closed doors, employers and unions negotiate the future height of the minimum wage for Germany. There should be clarity at the end of the week.
This Friday, the minimum wage commission wants to provide information about the future amount of the statutory number of wages. The negotiators of the employers and the unions, Steffen Kampeter and Stefan Körzell, want to report in Berlin with commission chairman Christiane Schönefeld on the fifth decision in the history of the body, as can be seen from an invitation from the Federal Pressure Conference.
CDU general secretary Carsten Linnemann emphasized that the starting position was clear that the commission determines the minimum wage that is set for Germany – set in collaboration, not politically. “I think that’s right.” He hoped and thought it would be very good if the Commission worked unanimously.
The commission recently had not excluded circles that were familiar with the matter. Employers and unions were still far apart in their ideas, it said in the past week. Also on Monday by negotiating circles: “There were no decisive approaches. The negotiations can also pull themselves until Monday.”
The top representatives of unions and employers have time in the Commission until June 30th. Until then, a decision would be made, Schönefeld had announced in April. The minimum wage is currently 12.82 euros per hour. Employers had warned of serious economic consequences by a significant minimum lighter increase. Germany threatens the third year of recession in a row in 2025.
The German Trade Union Confederation had committed itself to the demand of 15.27 euros per hour for 2026 last year. Reason: For example, EU guidelines would be fulfilled, according to which the minimum wage should reach 60 percent of the middle income of a country.
The SPD occurs for a minimum wage of 15 euros per hour. The Union, on the other hand, is particularly important that the social partners in the Commission can decide regardless of politics.
In their coalition agreement, CDU, CSU and Social Democrats waived a requirement, but give the amount of 15 euros: “For the further development of the minimum wage, the minimum wage commission will be based on collective bargaining and 60 percent of the gross wage of full -time employees. This way, a minimum wage of 15 euros in 2026 can be reached.”
Procurement one hour before the SPD convention
If the minimum wage commission comes to an end this Friday and announced its result as planned at 1 p.m., this would be exactly one hour before the beginning of a three-day SPD party congress on which the party leadership should also be re-elected. 15 euros minimum wages were recently a central campaign promise of the SPD. Now it is eagerly awaited how the party reacts if the commission should remain significantly below with its recommendation. SPD general secretary Tim Klüssendorf had already said in an ARD interview that a result would be just below the 15-euro mark, such as 14.92 euros. In such a case, “there will be no law in the Bundestag”.
When the Commission determined today’s minimum wage in June 2023, this had not happened for the first time. The independent head of commission Schönefeld had agreed with the employers at the time and thus made the decisive factor with her voice. Employers and unions had not been able to agree in the negotiations. In the case of the previous increase to 12 euros, the then ruling traffic light coalition had exceptionally decided by law.
Applications SPD party conference 27.6.-29.6. (On the minimum wage p. 73 ff.) BDA for the minimum wage
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Source: Stern
