Press Release: MEPs urge Commission to clarify whether minimum wage may apply to foreign lorry drivers [100 days of minimum wage in Germany]

The question of whether Germany’s minimum wage rules should apply to foreign lorry drivers using its roads divided the members of the European Parliament during a debate with transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc on 25 March 2015.

According to Ms Bulc, the European Commission was still assessing the implications of these rules, which Germany had already partially suspended (for transit drivers) earlier in 2015.

In April 2015, Germany marked 100 days since the introduction of a national minimum wage, with reports suggesting the government was set to make some changes on the regulations.

• Primary Source

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

EurActiv, 27.03.15: European Parliament divided over German minimum wage regulation http://www.euractiv.com/sections/transport/european-parliament-divided-over-german-minimum-wage-regulation-313305

EurActiv, 10.04.15: Merkel government debates altering minimum wage law http://www.euractiv.com/sections/social-europe-jobs/merkel-government-debates-altering-minimum-wage-law-313668

The Local.de, 10.04.15: Minimum wage after 100 days: the verdict http://www.thelocal.de/jobs/article/minimum-wage-after-100-days-the-verdict

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