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Der flächendeckende Mindestlohn in Sachsen: Hohe Reichweite, vielfältige Reaktionen derBetriebe

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  • Antje Schubert
  • Michael Weber

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Eine schriftliche Befragung in der gewerblichen Wirtschaft des Freistaats Sachsen zum Thema Mindestlohn, an der sich insgesamt 2.668 Betriebe beteiligt haben, offenbart eine hohe Reichweite des flächendeckenden Mindestlohns. Insgesamt 54% der teilnehmenden Betriebe stuften sich als betroffen ein; ein Drittel der betroffenen Betriebe erhöhte zudem Löhne oberhalb des Mindestlohnniveaus. Die betroffenen Betriebe reagierten nach eigenen Angaben mit vielfältigen Maßnahmen auf die neue Lohnuntergrenze, insbesondere mit Preiserhöhungen (58 %), weniger Neueinstellungen (39 %) und der Zurückstellung von Investitionen (39 %).

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  • Antje Schubert & Michael Weber, 2016. "Der flächendeckende Mindestlohn in Sachsen: Hohe Reichweite, vielfältige Reaktionen derBetriebe," ifo Dresden berichtet, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, vol. 23(03), pages 05-11, June.
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