{"id":61195,"date":"2026-08-10T00:22:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T04:22:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/minimum-wage-violations-cost-germany-e64-billion-union-group-says\/10\/08\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T00:22:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T04:22:24","slug":"minimum-wage-violations-cost-germany-e64-billion-union-group-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/minimum-wage-violations-cost-germany-e64-billion-union-group-says\/10\/08\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Minimum wage violations cost Germany \u20ac64 billion, union group says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure data-testid=\"article-figure-image\" class=\"yf-750ceo\">\n<div class=\"image-container yf-j98iil loader\" style=\"--max-height: 684px;\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapper yf-j98iil\" style=\"--aspect-ratio: 960 \/ 684; --img-max-width: 960px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/7FE59C68225F748645C2EAC24DEF8A27FFE8C4B74948BBB8385A2F46B4562C97\/subgraphmysterio\/resizefit_w960;quality_80;format_webp\/https:%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fdpa_international_526%2F1ed933546fd7545619bcfdc14771c32e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"yf-750ceo\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->FILE PHOTO &#8211; Banknotes with the value of 100 and 50 euros and coins are lying on a table. (is associated with: \u00abMinimum wage violations cost Germany \u20ac64 billion, union group says\u00bb) Monika Skolimowska\/dpa<!-- HTML_TAG_END -->  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Violations of Germany&#8217;s minimum wage rules have caused an estimated \u20ac64 billion ($74 billion) in economic losses since the statutory wage floor was introduced in 2015, according to the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB).<!-- HTML_TAG_END -->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Workers who were not paid the full minimum wage lost \u20ac35 billion, while social security funds missed out on \u20ac22 billion in contributions and the state lost \u20ac7 billion in income tax revenue, according to a DGB analysis seen by dpa.<!-- HTML_TAG_END -->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->&#8220;Part of the funding gaps is due to criminal behaviour by employers who fail to meet their legal obligations,&#8221; the DGB said.<!-- HTML_TAG_END -->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->The analysis is based on employee data on income and working hours from Germany&#8217;s long-running Socio-Economic Panel survey.<!-- HTML_TAG_END -->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->According to the DGB, an average of around 2 million workers a year have been underpaid since 2015, receiving between \u20ac1.70 and \u20ac2.40 less per hour than required.<!-- HTML_TAG_END -->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Germany&#8217;s statutory minimum wage currently stands at \u20ac13.90 per hour, with only limited exceptions, including for interns.<!-- HTML_TAG_END -->  <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/economy\/policy\/articles\/minimum-wage-violations-cost-germany-034830561.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FILE PHOTO &ndash; Banknotes with the value of 100 and 50 euros and coins are lying on a table. 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