Overview
- Arbeitnehmergruppe chair Stefan Nacke calls the model a system error and a parallel labor market that erodes the social state and leads to old‑age poverty.
- The initiative targets Minijobs used as de facto permanent roles, proposing restrictions that return them to transitional work for students and pensioners.
- Roughly six to eight million people hold Minijobs, concentrated in sectors such as gastronomy, retail and cleaning.
- Minijobs are capped at €556 a month or short‑term engagements, with workers typically exempt from unemployment insurance and often opting out of pension contributions.
- Political outlook remains uncertain since the reform is not in the coalition agreement, though the union ver.di publicly supports curbing Minijobs.