minimum wage
“Those who work hard must also be paid decently”
The statutory minimum wage in Germany rose on January 1st. Photo: Jens Wolf / dpa
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The CDU workers’ wing warns that an increase in the minimum wage without the involvement of the minimum wage commission would have consequences.
The workers’ wing of the Union parliamentary group has warned against overriding the minimum wage commission in the event of an increase in the minimum wage.
“The goal is right, but the way wrong,” said the chairman of the workers’ group of the CDU / CSU parliamentary group, Axel Knoerig (CDU), the German press agency in Berlin. Those who work hard also have to be paid decently. When raising the minimum wage, however, the Commission should not simply be ignored.
“Otherwise you weaken the social partnership,” said Knoerig. Another approach is required. One could, for example, specify the legal requirements for the mandate of the minimum wage commission.
The federal government wants to increase the minimum wage to 12 euros. The employers had sharply criticized that this would weaken the minimum wage commission, which is made up of representatives from employers and trade unions.
The statutory minimum wage in Germany rose to 9.82 euros per hour on January 1st. Previously it was 9.60 euros. On July 1, 2022 there will be a further increase to 10.45 euros. These increases follow the requirements of the minimum wage commission. A minimum wage of 12 euros was a key campaign promise made by the current Chancellor, Olaf Scholz (SPD).