BERLIN (dpa-AFX) – This Friday, the traffic light coalition in the Bundestag wants to decide on the promised increase in the minimum wage to twelve euros. A draft law by Labor Minister Hubertus Heil (SPD) is before the MPs. The increase in the lower wage limit is planned for October 1st. The draft law assumes that there are currently around 6.2 million employees with an hourly wage of less than 12 euros. Women and people in East Germany should benefit disproportionately from the increase.
The minimum wage increase was a core promise made by Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) in the federal election campaign. At the same time, it is planned to raise the limit for mini-jobs from 450 to 520 euros. From the point of view of the FDP in particular, this is positive for more than six million mini-jobbers.
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