The minimum wage in Germany is currently 12.41 euros. Too little, says Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz, and calls for a significant increase. He also answers the question of whether the Germans are too lazy star-Interview.
For the first time, Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) spoke out in favor of a significant increase in the minimum wage to 15 euros. “I am clearly in favor of raising the minimum wage first to 14 euros, then in the next step to 15 euros,” said Scholz in an interview with star. The Chancellor linked his demand to harsh criticism of the Minimum Wage Commission. “After the increase to 12 euros at the beginning of this legislative period, some members of the minimum wage commission, which is supposed to carry out the annual increases, unfortunately broke with the social partnership tradition of making decisions by consensus. The employers only insisted on a mini-adjustment. That was a breach of taboo “said Scholz. At the moment the minimum wage is 12.41 euros.
In the debate about the 4-day week, the Chancellor attacked all those experts who thought that the Germans were too lazy. “It is not okay for representatives from a certain elite to speak like this about employees in Germany. Anyone who makes such claims should be ashamed of themselves,” criticized Scholz. Last year alone, 1.3 billion hours of overtime were worked. “In my opinion, anyone who talks about laziness no longer has everything on the fence.” When asked whether he also meant representatives of the FDP with his criticism, the SPD politician said: “I consider such statements to be unjustified and harmful, regardless of who makes them.”
Read the complete interview with Olaf Scholz here
Source: Stern
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