https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed New figures released by the Federal Statistics Office (destatis) show that the hourly wage gap has been coming down for several years. But experts say that the picture isn’t completely rosy. https://www.thelocal.de/20200915/minimum-wage-helping-to-reduce-difference-between-high-and-low-earners Tue, 15 Sep 2020 12:06:04 +0200 minimum-wage-helping-to-reduce-difference-between-high-and-low-earners Productivity by German workers has increased since the country introduced a minimum wage in 2015, a study published Tuesday by Anglo-German researchers showed. https://www.thelocal.de/20200218/german-minimum-wage-brought-productivity-boost-study Tue, 18 Feb 2020 13:20:39 +0100 german-minimum-wage-brought-productivity-boost-study The federal minimum wage (Mindestlohn) is set to increase to €9.19 on January first, the fourth anniversary of its introduction. While the hourly rate is set to rise again to €9.35 in 2020, unions argue it is too low for people to live off. https://www.thelocal.de/20181227/minimum-wage-to-rise-to-919-in-2019-but-unions-set-12-mark Thu, 27 Dec 2018 17:53:09 +0100 minimum-wage-to-rise-to-919-in-2019-but-unions-set-12-mark The national minimum wage should rise to over €9 an hour in January, after an official body recommended the change on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20180626/good-news-for-waiters-minimum-wage-set-to-rise-twice Tue, 26 Jun 2018 16:41:48 +0200 good-news-for-waiters-minimum-wage-set-to-rise-twice Germany’s labour minister Hubertus Heil said in an interview that he expects the minimum wage to rise significantly when an official body reviews it later this month. https://www.thelocal.de/20180611/minimum-wage-is-about-to-rise-significantly-labour-minister-says Mon, 11 Jun 2018 13:36:03 +0200 minimum-wage-is-about-to-rise-significantly-labour-minister-says From a new EU-wide law that better protects consumers' data to good news for some tax payers, here's what is changing this month. https://www.thelocal.de/20180430/what-changes-in-may-2018 Mon, 30 Apr 2018 19:17:58 +0200 what-changes-in-may-2018 Around 2.7 million employees in Germany received less than the minimum wage in 2016 even though they were entitled to it, a study published on Monday has found. https://www.thelocal.de/20180129/27-million-workers-paid-less-than-minimum-wage-in-2016-study-finds Mon, 29 Jan 2018 15:54:32 +0100 27-million-workers-paid-less-than-minimum-wage-in-2016-study-finds Germany only implemented a minimum wage two years ago, and analysts are still assessing its economic impact. But so far one aspect has shown improvement - and it especially affects women. https://www.thelocal.de/20170420/minimum-wage-is-turning-low-paid-mini-jobs-into-regular-work-report Thu, 20 Apr 2017 13:09:33 +0200 minimum-wage-is-turning-low-paid-mini-jobs-into-regular-work-report Millions of mini-job workers have been illegally paid below the minimum wage, according to a new report. https://www.thelocal.de/20170130/why-your-mini-job-employer-might-be-cutting-you-short-on-wages Mon, 30 Jan 2017 18:14:56 +0100 why-your-mini-job-employer-might-be-cutting-you-short-on-wages From more expensive public transit to more money for parents, here's how 2017 has already changed things up in Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20170102/this-is-what-has-changed-in-germany-since-january-1st Mon, 02 Jan 2017 18:17:25 +0100 this-is-what-has-changed-in-germany-since-january-1st From the expansion of medical marijuana to a national election, next year will hold a lot of big moments for the Bundesrepublik. https://www.thelocal.de/20161230/what-2017-will-hold-for-germany Fri, 30 Dec 2016 10:33:42 +0100 what-2017-will-hold-for-germany The first ruling of a German court about the minimum wage, which came into effect in 2015, came down on the side of employers on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160526/how-your-employer-can-still-pay-under-the-minimum-wage Thu, 26 May 2016 13:51:46 +0200 how-your-employer-can-still-pay-under-the-minimum-wage A survey published on Wednesday shows 44 percent of Germans want the government to set an upper limit on how much companies can pay their employees. https://www.thelocal.de/20160224/almost-half-of-germans-want-legal-maximum-wage Wed, 24 Feb 2016 18:15:07 +0100 almost-half-of-germans-want-legal-maximum-wage A Munich court has ordered an insurance company to pay a woman €50,000 after they kept her on as an intern for five and a half years. https://www.thelocal.de/20160107/company-ordered-to-pay-intern-50k-over-modern-slavery Thu, 07 Jan 2016 10:08:28 +0100 company-ordered-to-pay-intern-50k-over-modern-slavery Vegetable farmers in Brandenburg are worried about the future of the famous Spreewald gherkins, as the new national minimum wage has driven prices up. https://www.thelocal.de/20150521/spreewald-gherkins-under-threat-from-minimum-wage Thu, 21 May 2015 16:32:36 +0200 spreewald-gherkins-under-threat-from-minimum-wage Figures released on Tuesday show that the number of so-called 'minijobs' in Germany has sunk in the first three months of the year, with some linking the decline to the €8.50 per hour minimum wage that came into effect in January. https://www.thelocal.de/20150520/minimum-wage-is-killing-the-minijob Wed, 20 May 2015 13:00:56 +0200 minimum-wage-is-killing-the-minijob Friday marks 100 days since the introduction of the national minimum wage in Germany, but politicians, economists and trade unions continue to debate the scheme. https://www.thelocal.de/20150410/minimum-wage-after-100-days-the-verdict Fri, 10 Apr 2015 11:59:26 +0200 minimum-wage-after-100-days-the-verdict Tent operators at Munich's world-famous Oktoberfest say that they may have to raise prices over €10 per litre of beer because of Germany's new minimum wage law. https://www.thelocal.de/20150407/oktoberfest-beer-prices-shoot-over-10 Tue, 07 Apr 2015 14:14:09 +0200 oktoberfest-beer-prices-shoot-over-10 Germany temporarily hit the brakes Friday on applying its new minimum wage to foreign truck drivers transiting the country in a move welcomed by Poland, which vigorously opposed the system. https://www.thelocal.de/20150130/germany-u-turns-on-minimum-wage-for-foreign-drivers Fri, 30 Jan 2015 14:46:40 +0100 germany-u-turns-on-minimum-wage-for-foreign-drivers Germany's newly-introduced €8.50 minimum wage is raising hackles at Polish trucking companies, who say they shouldn't have to pay their drivers at that rate for the hours they spend on their western neighbour's roads. https://www.thelocal.de/20150129/trucking-minimum-wage-germany-poland Thu, 29 Jan 2015 15:46:44 +0100 trucking-minimum-wage-germany-poland