A few days after the Bundestag adopted, on December 14, 2007, a particularly disputed minimum wage in the postal sector (see our articles No. 071031 and 071004), a new conflict burst out among the large coalition, this time about the introduction of a minimum wage in the temp work sector. (Ref. 071036)
In a letter sent to members of the Parliamentary group CDU/SCU, Michael Glos, Minister of the Economy, warned against new State interventions. After minimum wage in the postal sector, the introduction of minimum wage in the temp work sector might cause a “chain reaction” in other branches, which could lead to many job cuts, the conservative Minister warned. The SPD does not want to uproot temp work, but protect employees through a minimum wage, answered Kurt Beck, leader of the socio-democrat p
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