Minimum wage in Germany  Legalities, and average lowest wages
Pages: 1 2 3  I can't help you with average, however a (German)
friend was offered 6,50€/hr + tips and I've heard of people
working also for 5€/hr (these figures are for Berlin). Worst I
have heard in Berlin was people being offered 400€ jobs, full
time. Working 40 hours a week, it is 2.31€ an hour. I still
don't understand why the German government doesn't implement
minimum wages across all industries. They fear loss of jobs.
Strange, because surrounding countries like Austria, Denmark and
the Netherlands have minimum wages since day and age and have
the least unemployment in Europe.  In my country, the
Netherlands, the minimum wage in any industry is now €9.05 per
hour (€1446,60 per month) for a fulltime job. It applies to a
23-year-old person onwards. You don't need a second job then to
pay the bills.  In Germany, a person on Hartz IV, is often
better off then low paid workers with a fulltime job. This is
unbelievable. I was pretty surprised at