According to the segmentation theory, low-skilled jobs belong to the secondary sector of the labour market. Low-skilled jobs do not require vocational training and workers are interchangeable. Therefore, workers in this sector have poor working conditions and are regularly affected by employment...

Der Bezug und die Höhe von Sonderzahlungen variieren stark mit individuellen undbetrieblichen Merkmalen sowie mit der Höhe des Stundenlohns. Große Unterschiedebestehen zwischen Frauen und Männern, zwischen Ost- und Westdeutschland sowie je nachBetriebsgröße und Branche. Im...

Undeclared work is a sub-sector of the shadow economy and includes the provision of services or work in circumvention of tax and social security obligations or in disregard of trade law requirements. In 2023, the Financial Control of Undeclared Work of the customs authorities determined a loss...

In this article, we examine structural changes in minimum wage and low wage labor following the introduction and first increase of the German minimum wage. Changes in the impact that workers face earning gross hourly wages below the minimum-wage or low-wage thresholds are identified by comparing...