minimum wage fraud!
Are you being paid the minimum wage, but something feels off about your pay? According to the German Institute for Economic Research, over 2.4 million employees in Germany are being cheated out of the minimum wage. Minimum wage fraud is not a petty offence, but rather a form of economic crime. It cannot be tolerated.
We won’t accept that anymore!
On this website you can find out everything about minimum wage fraud and how to recognize it. Please send us information using our form.
What is the minimum wage?
What is the minimum wage?
The minimum wage is an hourly rate that you must be paid, even if you have not been trained for the job you are doing. It is not uncommon for companies to attempt to circumvent the minimum wage. Since 1 January, the minimum hourly wage has been 12.41 euros.
Unfortunately, there are exceptions.
There is no minimum wage for:
● sheltered workshops
● Employees under 18 years of age
● Trainees and interns (employment period of less than 3 months)
● Participants in a job promotion measure
● Long-term unemployed people in the first six months
● Self-employed people and freelancers
● Working in the voluntary social year
● Voluntary work
Violations to avoid the minimum wage
Minimum wage fraud, however, could also appear as follows: