The issue of the introduction of universal minimum wage was revived after the Land of Thuringia, run by a conservative/social-democratic coalition, presented an initiative for a bill introducing universal minimum wage in Germany. After the Land of Saarland announced its support on Wednesday, September 12, there is now a majority in favor of the bill in the Bundesrat, the regional chamber, which will give an opinion on the subject on September 21. If the text is accepted, the Bundestag's MPs will have to take hold of the subject. The Thuringian bill was introduced at the same time as the federal statistics showing that one in five active people works for less than 10 euros an hour before tax. Finally, the political parties are fighting over a bill to create a "minimum old-age pension" scheme. (Ref. 120527)
On Monday, September 10, Christine Lieberknecht, the conservative Prime Minister of the Land of Thuringia, presented her “Bill determining universal minimum wage,” which she intends to give to the Bundesrat on September 21 for approval. The text provides for the introduction of minimum wage across all sectors in Germany. A committee made up of experts and social partners’ representatives would later determine its amount. On Wednesday, Saarland, run, as Thuringia, by a...
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