The extent of low-wage work in Germany is hotly debated. In international comparisons fromthe mid-90s, Germany is often classified as a country with a low wage dispersion. Comparedto the USA and UK, Germany has a relatively equal income structure and a small proportionof low-paid workers (OECD 1996;...

This paper addresses the question of how far traditional assumptions about low-skilljobs are still appropriate today. Are we really dealing with activities without any particularskill requirements? How do firms proceed in filling such posts? What role isbeing played in this respect by atypical...

The Project: Low Wage Employment in Europe and theUSA – Opportunity in the WorkplaceFramework and contentsThe call center studies“Brief benchmark“: Low wages in German call centers?In general and differentiated by gender...