Germany Gazettes Minimum Wage Increase

June 30, 2022, 7:58 PM UTC

A law increasing Germany’s standard hourly minimum wage Oct. 1 and updating the maximum monthly wage thresholds for mini-jobs and midi-jobs was published in the country’s gazette June 30.

The law (German) increases the standard hourly minimum wage to 12 euros (US $12.51) Oct. 1. An increase to 10.45 euros is also scheduled to occur July 1.

The law also updates the maximum monthly wage thresholds for mini-job and mini-jobs, for which employees are subject to different social tax requirements. The maximum mini-job wage threshold is to be based on a 10-hour work week at the standard minimum wage, instead ...

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