“Achievement must be recognized and work must be paid fairly,” says the Ampel coalition agreement.
But not everyone is in favor of a minimum wage increase.
The
plans of the traffic light coalition
to raise the statutory minimum wage cause
hoteliers and innkeepers to
fear
significantly higher
personnel
costs.
According to a survey, the
state
increase from currently 9.60 to 12 euros per hour
means an increase in personnel costs of 15 to 25 percent for the majority of companies, criticized the German Hotel and Restaurant Association (Dehoga) on Thursday (November 25). The trade association HDE warned that the sudden increase was an interference in the collective agreements * of numerous industries. Only the parties to the collective bargaining agreement could assess the economic resilience of companies in their sector.
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Minimum wage is to be increased to 12 euros: According to the study, millions of jobs are affected
According to the trade union Hans Böckler Foundation, there are around 8.6 million jobs in Germany in which gross wages are below 12 euros.
It's about 7.3 million main
jobs
and
1.3 million part-time jobs
.
According to a study by the Foundation's Institute of Economics and Social Sciences (WSI), a higher minimum wage would not only
lead
to
better pay
in industries with traditionally many low-wage employees such as the
hospitality industry
,
building maintenance
or
retail
.
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Business associations, on the other hand, had warned against political interference in the work of the independent minimum wage commission.
The commission, in which representatives from employers and trade unions are primarily represented, makes recommendations on the level of the minimum wage.
The coalition agreement states: Following the one-time adjustment to 12 euros, "the independent minimum wage commission will decide on any further steps to increase."
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Debate about a planned increase in the minimum wage
Critical to
raise the minimum wage
, most recently, the Bundesbank had uttered.
This would have "non-negligible spillover effects" on the higher wage groups, explained the Bundesbank in its current monthly report.
“This is also likely to increase wage pressure in the future.” Behind this, there is concern about a spiral of rising prices and rising wages, which economists have not yet seen any signs of.
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