Overview
- The CDU/CSU Arbeitnehmergruppe of 62 Bundestag members, led by Stefan Nacke, set out the proposal in remarks reported by Süddeutsche Zeitung.
- They call to abolish mini‑jobs where they displace standard employment and to transition affected workers into regular, contributory roles.
- Nacke argues the "brutto equals netto" design is fundamentally unfair because it shifts costs for illness, old age and unemployment onto the public.
- He cites lower social‑insurance revenues and higher basic‑security spending as foreseeable effects, noting 6–8 million people now hold mini‑jobs, especially in hospitality, retail and cleaning.
- Mini‑jobs are defined as marginal work up to €556 per month or 70 days a year, and the initiative remains a political proposal with uncertain prospects for enactment.