According to a survey published by the German Institute for Economic Research, the DIW, on Wednesday 10 July, between 1.3 and 2.4 million employees, who although eligible for the universal minimum wage that has been operating since 2015, are being paid below that level. Employers are a major factor, most often for instance with working time periods, and overtime hours going unpaid.
“There are still a great many people in Germany who aren’t earning what they should,” stated Markus Grabka, one of the survey’s authors. People working in the fine food industry, retailing, temporary employment, and personal services are especially affected, with females being more often short-changed than males, small company employees more often than those working in big business, and those in the East of the country more often than those in the West.
Since 01 January 2015, and in a departure
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