Stuttgart (dpa / lsw) – Baden-Württemberg’s DGB boss Kai Burmeister has asked several industries not to continue to rely on employees in mini jobs. “We can’t complain every day that we’re short of many employees,” when at the same time more than 600,000 people in the southwest were working exclusively in mini-jobs, said Burmeister.
Given the shortage of workers and skilled workers, there is enormous potential here. Specifically, Burmeister criticized gastronomy, retail and the cleaning industry. If these industries took their problems seriously, they would have to put an end to their mini-job strategy, according to Burmeister. The sectors have massive image problems. The trade unionist demanded: “Stop whining, finally say goodbye to your employment strategy.” The sectors should become «sectors of good work».
Burmeister also proposed a fundamental discussion about ending the form of employment. As a first step, one could introduce compulsory social security for mini-jobs. A large proportion of mini-jobbers are stuck in a dead end, which leads to insecurity, income poverty and poverty in old age – especially among women.
In Baden-Württemberg, at the end of last year, 606,192 people were only doing part-time work, as the regional directorate of the Federal Employment Agency announced on request. Just over 60 percent of them were women. The number increased last year for the first time since 2013. According to the regional directorate, most mini-jobbers worked in retail and gastronomy.
According to the Federal Employment Agency, mini-jobs – also known as 520-euro jobs – are minor jobs with a maximum monthly wage of 520 euros or a maximum workload of 70 days per calendar year. Due to the lack of contributions to social security, mini-jobs do not provide social security.
2023-08-12 18:52:38
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