Gerhard Bosch & Frederic Hüttenhoff 
The Monitoring and Enforcement of Minimum Wages 

The book presents the results of the first comprehensive empirical study on the control of minimum wages in Germany. It offers an overview of the challenges and problems of enforcement and compliance with minimum wages, taking three sectors as examples (construction, meat industry, hospitality). On the basis of numerous interviews with experts from the field (e.g. trade unions, employers’ associations, customs) and a comprehensive evaluation of the broad international research literature, it identifies starting points and strategies for sustainably improving compliance with and enforcement of minimum wages.

Tabella dei contenuti

Introduction.- Effects of the statutory minimum wage – Findings to date.- Interactions between minimum and collectively agreed wages.- Enforcement of labour standards – the international literature.- Monitoring of minimum wages in Germany.- The main construction industry.- Meat industry.- Hotel and catering industry.- Summary and conclusions.

Circa l’autore

Prof. Dr. Gerhard Bosch is Senior Professor at the Institute for Work and Qualification (IAQ) at the University of Duisburg-Essen.
Frederic Hüttenhoff is a research associate at IAQ.
Dr. Claudia Weinkopf is Deputy Executive Director of the IAQ.