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Press release No. N070 of 14 December 2022 Below-average increase of 6% in earnings of postal and parcel service employees in the last ten years
In the time before Christmas, post and parcel deliverers are particularly busy. The continuing boom in e-commerce has also contributed to the significant growth of demand for parcel industry services and of the relevant turnover. The increase in …
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Press release No. 497 of 29 November 2022 High inflation led to a 5.7% decrease in real earnings in the 3rd quarter of 2022
The continuing high inflation in Germany again led to a decrease in real earnings in the third quarter of 2022. The index of nominal earnings was up 2.3% in the third quarter of 2022 on a year earlier according to provisional results of the new …
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Press release No. 496 of 25 November 2022 Number of low-wage jobs down by 0.5 million in April 2022 from April 2018
Nearly one in five persons in dependent employment (19%) worked in the low-wage sector in Germany in April 2022. This means that roughly 7.5 million jobs were low-wage jobs earning less than a gross 12.50 euros per hour. The number of low-paid jobs …
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Press release No. 481 of 16 November 2022 Christmas bonus in 2022 for just under 86% of employees covered by collective agreements
85.7% of employees covered by collective agreements in Germany will receive a Christmas bonus in 2022. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that the proportion of employees covered by collective agreements and entitled to a Christmas …
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Press release No. 361 of 29 August 2022 High inflation led to a 4.4% decrease in real earnings in the 2nd quarter of 2022
The continuing high inflation in Germany again led to a decrease in real earnings in the second quarter of 2022. The index of nominal earnings was up 2.9% in the second quarter of 2022 on a year earlier according to provisional results of the new …
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Press release No. 220 of 30 May 2022 Agreed earnings in the 1st quarter of 2022: +4.0% on the same quarter of the previous year
Agreed earnings in Germany rose by an average of 4.0% in the first quarter of 2022, year on year. The result includes the agreed basic remuneration and the extra payments provided for in wage settlements. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) …
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Press release No. 219 of 30 May 2022 Real earnings in 1st quarter of 2022: -1.8% on the same quarter of the previous year
The high inflation in Germany led to a decrease in real earnings in the first quarter of 2022. The index of nominal earnings in the first quarter of 2022 was up 4.0% on a year earlier according to first provisional results of the new earnings survey …
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Press release No. N 026 of 11 May 2022 Number of people working in hospital nursing care up 18% in ten years
The demand for labour in nursing care has been growing for years. Since the Covid-19 pandemic broke out, the skilled labour shortage and the working conditions in nursing care have come even more into focus. To mark International Nurses Day on 12 …
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Date: May 5, 2022 Labour cost comparison across EU countries (annual estimate of labour costs)
Tables on the subject: Labour costs per hour worked in 2023 by economic sectors (NACE). Position of computations: 4th quarter 2023 by B to N Business economy, C Manufacturing and G to N Business services
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Press release No. N 023 of 4 May 2022 Truck traffic: one third of all professional drivers are aged 55 or over
The current shortage of supplies and the problems regarding global supply chains have drawn the attention to the importance professional drivers have for keeping the economy running – about three quarters of the transport performance in freight …
