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Niedriglohnsektor: Jeder Dritte ohne Mindestlohn? Ausnahmen vom geplanten Mindestlohn und ihre Konsequenzen

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  • Amlinger, Marc
  • Bispinck, Reinhard
  • Schulten, Thorsten

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In der aktuellen Debatte um das neue deutsche Mindestlohnmodell mehren sich Forderungen von Politikern und Arbeitgeberverbänden, die für zahlreiche Arbeitnehmergruppen Ausnahmeregelungen festlegen wollen. Genannt wer-den geringfügig Beschäftigte, erwerbstätige Rentner, Schüler, Studenten, Langzeitarbeitslose, Saisonkräfte und Hilfsarbeiter. Sollten sich diese Ausnahmen durchsetzen, würde mehr als jeder Dritte aus dem Geltungsbereich des Mindestlohns herausfallen. Dies entspräche knapp 2 Millionen Beschäftigten. Damit würde der allgemeine Mindestlohn systematisch unterlaufen und ein neuer, eigener Niedriglohnsektor unterhalb der Mindestlohngrenze geschaffen. Die Untersuchung des WSI belegt des Weiteren, dass sich die Ausnahmereglungen stark auf einige wenige Branchen konzentrieren würden. In diesen Branchen dürfte die Ausnahme großer Arbeitnehmergruppen erhebliche Risiken in der Form von Verdrängungs- und Substitutionseffekten zur Folge haben.

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  • Amlinger, Marc & Bispinck, Reinhard & Schulten, Thorsten, 2014. "Niedriglohnsektor: Jeder Dritte ohne Mindestlohn? Ausnahmen vom geplanten Mindestlohn und ihre Konsequenzen," WSI Reports 12, The Institute of Economic and Social Research (WSI), Hans Böckler Foundation.
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