Minimum Wage Act: Dispute over minimum wage in workshop for disabled people
Jürgen Linnemann is fighting for more than 200 euros a month. He wants to make his case a precedent. The labour court in Münster will now decide in the first instance.
The Labour Court in Münster is to decide whether a disabled employee at the Freckenhorster Werkstätten in Warendorf is entitled to the minimum wage. Jürgen Linnemann, who has a 100% disability rating, has been working at the workshop for almost three years, sorting and scanning documents for around €200 per month, working 24 hours a week.
Linnemann and many others in similar situations are seeking a ruling that could affect thousands of people employed in workshops for people with disabilities across Germany. The Freckenhorster Werkstätten's management supports a reform of the payment system but argues that higher wages would create unsustainable costs, estimating an additional €30 million for their 1,300 employees. A decision is expected on October 15.
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