A study by University of Duisburg-Essen’s Institute for Work, Skills and Training has found that the number of low wage employment jobs in Germany has climbed. The total is now as high as 22 percent of the workforce in Germany. The study also reports that a number as high as 200,000 Germans work two jobs just to make ends meet.
The Low Wage Mini Job
Back in 2003 the “mini-job” was introduced, wage usually set at 400 euros per month for 80 hours. Keep in mind any job that pays 400 euros or month is usually tax free. But, the introduction of mini jobs has led many German employers to pay workers even less. By offering only these mini-jobs, employers don’t have to pay a lot, further dividing the gap between rich and poor workers.
Some have even gone as far to say that the more that Low Wages become the norm, the quicker we will see the eroding of the middle class in Germany.
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