Der gesetzliche Mindestlohn aus betrieblicher Sicht

Mario Bossler and Ursula Jaenichen

WSI-Mitteilungen, 2017, vol. 70, issue 7, 482-490

Abstract: The article discusses characteristics of firms paying minimum wages and analyses pros and cons of the statutory minimum wage from the employers’ perspective. Challenges facing employers include minimum-wage induced personnel cost increases and the bureaucratic demands of tracking working hours. Results from the IAB-QUEST survey show that a frequent reaction of employers when addressing these challenges is a reduction of working hours. Additionally, 30 percent of firms paying a minimum wage report price increases in reaction to minimum-wage induced cost increases. Pros of the minimum wage could be an increased level of worker motivation or the regulation of the competition between firms. However, the largest proportion of employers does not confirm changes in worker motivation or in the competitive position of the firm as a result of the minimum wage.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.5771/0342-300X-2017-7-482

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