Deutschland ist zwar produktiver als die meisten anderen Länder, aber Arbeit ist hierzulande aufgrund des hohen Lohnniveaus auch deutlich teurer. Ein beachtlicher Teil der Arbeitskosten steht nicht einmal auf dem Lohnzettel.
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In 2015 labour costs in western German manufacturing industry were 40.90 euros per employee-hour, putting the region sixth out of a total of 44 countries in the IW labour cost comparison. Its labour costs are almost a quarter higher than the average for highly industrialised nations.
In 2014 labour costs per full-time employee in manufacturing industry increased in western and eastern Germany by 2.4 per cent and 4.1 per cent respectively, making cost dynamics in both parts of the...
In 2013 labour costs in western German manufacturing were running at 38.77 euros per employee hour. This puts western Germany in sixth place among the 44 countries covered by the IW Labour Costs...
Senior Researcher für Einkommenspolitik, Arbeitszeiten und -kosten
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