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Germany approves minimum wage

July 4, 2014

German legislators have approved the introduction of a minimum wage.

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The new law mandates a minimum of 8 euros 50 an hour for most jobs starting in 2015. The Bundestag approved the bill with a broad majority. Studies show that some 4.5 million workers will profit from the new rules. Several professions, among them seasonal workers and newspaper delivery people, are exempt.