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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 …
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Press release No. 127 of 24 March 2022 Real earnings down 0.1% in 2021 year on year
According to final results of the quarterly survey of earnings, the index of nominal earnings in Germany increased by just under 3.1% in 2021 compared with a year earlier. The index reflects the development of gross monthly earnings including extra …
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Press release No. 088 of 7 March 2022 Gender pay gap 2021: hourly earnings of women again 18% lower than those of men
Women in Germany earned an average of 18% less per hour than men in 2021. The pay gap between women and men, that is, the unadjusted gender pay gap, remained unchanged compared with the previous year. To coincide with the Equal Pay Day on 7 March …
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Press release No. 080 of 1 March 2022 Agreed earnings in 2021 up 1.3% on the previous year
Agreed earnings in Germany rose by an average 1.3% in 2021 compared with the annual average of 2020. This is shown by the index of agreed monthly earnings including extra payments. The provisional result published by press release on 16 December 2021 …
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Press release No. N 008 of 23 February 2022 Minimum wages in the EU: between 332 euros and 2,257 euros in gross terms per month
The statutory minimum wage in Germany has stood at 9.82 euros per hour since 1 January 2022. Arithmetically, this corresponds to a minimum wage level of 1,621 euros per month (in gross terms) for a full-time job. The Federal Statistical Office ( …
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Press release No. 065 of 16 February 2022 Real earnings expected to be down 0.1% in 2021 year on year
According to provisional results of the quarterly survey of earnings, the index of nominal earnings in Germany increased by an annual average of just under 3.1% in 2021 compared with a year earlier. The index reflects the development of gross monthly …
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Press release No. 589 of 21 December 2021 3rd quarter of 2021: real earnings unchanged from the same quarter a year earlier
The index of nominal earnings in Germany was up by 3.9% in the third quarter of 2021 on the same quarter a year earlier. The index reflects the development of gross monthly earnings including extra payments. Consumer prices also rose by 3.9% in the …
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Press release No. 586 of 20 December 2021 7.8 million low-wage jobs in April 2021
Slightly more than one in five persons in dependent employment (21%) worked in the low-wage sector in Germany in April 2021. This means that roughly 7.8 million jobs were low-wage jobs earning less than a gross 12.27 euros per hour. The Federal …
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Press release No. 579 of 16 December 2021 Agreed earnings in 2021 expected to be up 1.3% on 2020
Based on provisional calculations of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the collectively agreed earnings in Germany are expected to increase by 1.3% in 2021, on an annual average, compared with 2020. This would be the lowest increase in …
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Press release No. 543 of 30 November 2021 Agreed earnings in the 3rd quarter of 2021: +0.9% on the same quarter of the previous year
Agreed earnings in Germany rose by an average of 0.9% in the third quarter of 2021 compared with the same quarter of the previous year. This was the smallest increase since the beginning of the time series in 2010. The result includes the agreed …
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Press release No. 504 of 1 November 2021 Nearly 9 in 10 employees covered by collective agreements will receive a Christmas bonus in 2021
87.2% percent of employees covered by collective agreements in Germany will receive a Christmas bonus in 2021. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that the proportion of employees covered by collective agreements and entitled to a …
