Germany to End Pension Exemption for 6.8 Million Mini-Job Workers as Part of Major Labour Overhaul

A comprehensive package of labour-market and social reforms, rushed through before the summer parliamentary recess, is set to strip the pension exemption from Germany’s 6.8 million mini-job holders – a move that has already drawn fierce opposition from employers’ associations.

Under current rules, workers in so-called Minijobs – positions paying no more than €538 a month – can opt out of paying into the statutory pension system. Now a government-appointed pension commission has recommended scrapping that…