Seasonal workers - | Discussion about exceptions to the minimum wage continues:
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Seasonal workers: Labor Minister Bas remains firm on the minimum wage: In the debate about exceptions to the minimum wage, the Labor Ministry ...
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Asparagus farmers demand exceptions to the minimum wage: Rising wages and European competition are making cost-covering asparagus production increasingly ...
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Agricultural associations: No more minimum wage for harvest workers: Harvest workers often don't receive the minimum wage due to tricks by employers ...
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Exceptions to the minimum wage: What is your opinion?: A legal opinion considers special rules regarding the minimum wage for seasonal workers to be permissible ...
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Paid articlePaywallKey FactsLegal Opinion Deems Minimum-Wage Exception for Seasonal Workers Lawful
Mar 23, 2026 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
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- The opinion was commissioned partly by Deutscher Bauernverband and written by Prof. Dr. Christian Picker, a labour-law scholar from Tübingen.
- According to its assessment, an exception to minimum-wage rules for agricultural seasonal workers is legally permissible.
- Joachim Rukwied therefore calls for a 20-percent reduction for agricultural seasonal workers in future.
- An ongoing poll measures support, opposition, or uncertainty regarding such an exception.
Expert opinion on the minimum wage: Special rules for seasonal workers are permissible
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CDU wants further exceptions to the minimum wage - | Ministry of Agriculture says no
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Minimum wage relaxations? Farmers angry about Germany's competitive disadvantage
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Minimum wage exceptions: This is why the pressure on the SPD is now growing: Fruit, vegetable, and wine producers speak of a doomsday mood: High minimum wages ...
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Agriculture - | Federal CDU opposes minimum wage for harvest workers: The Federal CDU is calling for exceptions to the minimum wage for seasonal workers in ...
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The CDU wants to weaken the minimum wage – important workers will soon be earning less money
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Key FactsExemptions for Harvest Workers
Feb 21, 2026 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
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- The CDU called at the federal party conference in Stuttgart for minimum-wage exemptions for seasonal agricultural workers.
- CSU Federal Agriculture Minister Alois Rainer had commissioned a legal review that last year concluded such exemptions are legally impossible, citing the constitutional equal-treatment principle.
- Delegates nevertheless approved a motion from the Südbaden district arguing the statutory minimum undermines domestic farms' competitiveness and risks supply security, noting seasonal workers assist only during harvest peaks.
- The statutory minimum wage is €13.90 per hour now and will increase to €14.60 by 2027, and Baden-Württemberg Agriculture Minister Peter Hauk described the issue as political.
Motion: CDU wants minimum wage exemptions for seasonal workers: According to the CDU, seasonal workers in agriculture should be exempt from the minimum wage in ...
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Minimum wage for harvest workers: Fruit farmers in Lower Saxony fear for their livelihoods
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State Parliament rejects reduced minimum wage for seasonal workers: The result was foreseeable given the majority situation in the Schwerin Parliament ...
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Agriculture: There are no exceptions to the minimum wage for seasonal workers: Food Minister Alois Rainer had an investigation into whether exceptions to the ...
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Paid articlePaywall Agriculture - | Ministry rejects minimum wage exceptions for harvest workers: The Federal Ministry of Agriculture has classified exceptions to the minimum wage ...
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But no exceptions to the minimum wage for agriculture | and horticulture: This is likely to hit German producers of specialty crops hard: There will be no ...
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Key FactsReview Rejects Minimum-Wage Exemption for Seasonal Workers
Jul 15, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- The review commissioned by Alois Rainer cites the constitutional prohibition of discrimination as the reason for rejecting exemptions.
- The minimum wage is currently €12.82; €13.90 is recommended for 2026 and €14.60 for the following year.
- DBV President Joachim Rukwied proposed 80% for foreign seasonal workers, while the SPD firmly opposes special arrangements.
- The GLFA fears a gradual decline in labor-intensive crops, potentially endangering thousands of farms and domestic supply.
Whoever believes these crops can continue to be produced competitively under German cost conditions is ignoring reality — or is willingly allowing production to move abroad.— Hans-Benno Wichert, President of the GLFA (General Association of German Agricultural and Forestry Employers), commenting on the consequences of removing exemptions from the minimum wage for agriculture.
Controversy over lower minimum wage for harvest workers: Asparagus, strawberries, cherries: Farmers in Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate depend on seasonal workers ...
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SPD with a sharp veto: CSU agriculture minister wants to cut the minimum wage for seasonal workers
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Labor Minister Against Minimum Wage Exceptions for Seasonal Workers: Should seasonal workers be exempt from the minimum wage? Agriculture Minister Rainer had ...
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Wages and salaries: Department of Labor opposes lower minimum wage for seasonal workers
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