[HIGHLIGHTS] The decline in real wages stopped – will employees have more in their wallets again?

The decline in real wages stopped – will employees have more in their wallets again?. As of: March 7, 2024, 7:30 a.m By: Anne Hund CommentsPressSplit Despite strong salary increases and one-off payments, employees' purchasing power suffered during the Corona years.

Only falling inflation will bring about a turnaround. After a significant slump during the corona pandemic, real wages for employees in Germany rose slightly again for the first time last year. This year there was a real wage increase of 0.1 percent, the first increase since 2019.