Basic wage

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In collective bargaining, the basic wage (also: basic wage ) serves as an object of negotiation for the parties to the collective bargaining agreement for the other wages . The basic wage is the normal wage set for a skilled worker over 21 years of age in the lowest wage group , from which the collectively agreed wages for other wage groups can be calculated through percentage surcharges and discounts.

In the meantime, however, all wage groups are set individually in various collective bargaining areas or sectors, so that the basic wage has lost this meaning. However, the basic wage described above is still used in the drafting of contracts (e.g. price escalation clauses in long-term contracts for work or services ).

See also

Individual evidence

  1. collective lexicon of the Association of Bavarian Metal and Electrical Industry