Germany: industries ignore the call on minimum wage

Always arguing about minimum wage, the parties of the coalition in power and the Ministry for Employment and Social Affairs (BMAS), asked the sectors interested in the establishment of an industry-wide minimum wage to manifest themselves by March 31. Out of about twelve sectors announced, only 4 – 2 of them minor – distinguished themselves. (Ref. 080247)
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Olaf Scholz, social democrat Minister for Employment and Social Affairs, will be on a difficult position starting Monday. Indeed, whereas the social democrats hoped to see social partners agree on a request to establish an industry-wide minimum wage in at least 12 sectors, only four distinguished themselves. Among them are the agency work sector (590.000 employees), whose social partners have been demanding a minimum wage for a long time, the protection and surveillance services sector (170.000

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