If you only look at the group of employees who were effectively affected by (long-term) temporary unemployment – about one in three of all employees – the gross loss of income already rises to an average of 5,630 euros, or 15.1 percent. After compensatory payments, a net loss of 858 euros (or 3.1 percent) remained for the whole of 2020.
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That average doesn’t say everything either. Income loss varied widely from sector to sector. For employees in the catering industry, the gross loss of income rose to 11,750 euros: or a decrease of no less than 40.4 percent. After the compensating government measures, that loss fell to a net EUR 1,496, or an average decrease in purchasing power of 4.6 percent. A similar calculation for personnel in the arts and entertainment sector shows a loss of EUR 922 (or 3.9 percent) in net disposable income.
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