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The Federal Council has approved the increase in the statutory minimum wage to 12 euros per hour from October 1st.
With the Chamber of States refraining from appealing to the Mediation Committee, the increase in the minimum wage limit cleared the last hurdle in legislation.
As of October 1st, the lower wage limit will rise to 12 euros per hour.
The gross minimum wage is currently EUR 9.82.
At the beginning of July, it will be raised to EUR 10.45 on a regular basis.
At the same time, the limit for mini-jobs in October will rise from 450 to 520 euros per month.
The Bundestag had passed the bill by Labor Minister Hubertus Heil (SPD) a week earlier.
The draft law assumes that there are currently around 6.2 million employees with an hourly wage of less than 12 euros.
Later, the Minimum Wage Commission made up of employers and employees will again be responsible for setting the lower wage limit.
The next adjustment is scheduled for January 1, 2024.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) had made raising the lower wage limit a core promise of the federal election campaign.
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