Mini-jobs, hundreds of thousands of which were lost in Germany during the corona pandemic, are increasingly displacing jobs subject to social insurance contributions in small businesses. This is the result of a study by the Nuremberg Institute for Employment Research (IAB). According to the IAB, 500,000 jobs are affected in companies with up to ten employees. “Contrary to what was hoped for, they rarely form a bridge into employment subject to social insurance,” it said. An additional mini job in a small business would on average replace about half a job subject to social insurance. “Mini-jobs are therefore – at least in small companies – not a supplement to employment subject to social insurance,” said IAB researcher Matthias Collischon. The German Trade Union Confederation evaluated the results of the study as evidence that mini-jobs were more of a trap in the labor market than a stepping stone. In the future, mini-jobs must be designed in such a way that it is worthwhile to work more. In this way, the dormant potential of skilled workers in Germany can also be raised.
Mini jobs displace full-time jobs – careers
