Germany’s minimum wage effect: Fewer workers receiving unemployment aid

During an enquiry from the German Greens to Germany's federal government in the parliament, it was revealed that the implementation of a minimum wage in 2015 had resulted in fewer workers being dependent on the Hartz IV unemployment benefit.

Germany and the European Union have been arguing regarding the application of the German minimum wage law to the transport sector.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Minimum wage unlikely to remedy rising poverty in Germany http://www.europeansources.info/record/minimum-wage-unlikely-to-remedy-rising-poverty-in-germany/

ESO: Background information: German parliament approves controversial national minimum wage http://www.europeansources.info/record/german-parliament-approves-controversial-national-minimum-wage/

Social Europe Journal, 09.09.15: The German Minimum Wage Is Not A Job Killer http://www.socialeurope.eu/2015/09/the-german-minimum-wage-is-not-a-job-killer/

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