Those who do housework for a fee in Germany often do so as undeclared work - more often than in other countries, as an OECD study shows.
Housework
is often
illegal
work
in Germany
.
This was reported by the German Press Agency (dpa) on the occasion of a current study.
Cleaning, washing clothes and gardening
are
done
much more frequently in Germany
for money, but without registering in the household,
than in other European countries, as the figures from the new OECD survey would show.
Study: Housework in Germany is predominantly illegal work
According to this, it is
estimated that around 75 percent of the work
in Germany is
not registered
. The EU average is only 57 percent, writes the news agency. In some countries such as
Belgium
or
France
the proportions are significantly lower. Informal work does not involve any tax deductions, according to the OECD, according to dpa. But the employees are also not protected against illness *, unemployment and old age. The OECD is concerned with which regulations can lead to a formalization and better social security of employment in the household. The majority of the
workers
who are
often not covered by insurance
are
women
.
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Housework in other countries more often than part of legal employment
The OECD examined household work beyond care activities, as Spiegel Online wrote about the study.
This shows that
housework has
long since established itself as part of legal employment in other countries
.
According to the portal, those employed in this area would only make up 1.3 percent of the total workforce on an OECD average.
However, the range extends from 2.5 percent in Spain, Portugal and France to just 0.1 percent in Poland and the Czech Republic.
Germany is in the lower range with less than 0.5 percent.
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