Labour market: More people have a side job

Since 2003, the number of multiple employees has doubled. The secondary jobber work in job often part-time and are poorly paid, shows a study.

Labour market: More people have a side job

About three million people in Germany have a side job in addition to ir main occupation. As a result, number of multiple employees and ir share of all employees has more than doubled since 2003, Institute for Labour Market and professional research has been involved. The research Institute of Federal Employment Agency presented a study on this. Anor result: women, foreign workers and middle-aged people are among Jobbern "above-average represented".

According to study, multiple employees often work part-time in ir main occupations. They are paid less than workers who do not have a job. Ofthandele is a profession in administration, office or health care. In most cases, multiple employees combine a social insurance activity with a mini. One third of secondary jobber are same profession. The workers would also accept a second because y want prestige and neuespannende content.

The authors of study see several reasons for sharp increase in multiple employment: re has been a high demand for manpower, wages have been weakly developed and part-time employment has increased.

However, even more effects would have had legislative changes that made minor jobs more attractive. That's what authors criticize. In Germany, especially low-income earners, who often carry out parallel jobs, have to pay high taxes in international comparisons. "Favouring a second job with anor employer is not right instrument to counteract this," study says. Small subjobs made "hardly any contribution to sustainable occupational development and age assurance". It would be more sensible to strengn work in main profession, for example by lowering social security contributions for low-income earners.

Date Of Update: 18 October 2017, 12:02
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