Germany’s ‘mini-jobbers’ hit hard by pandemic fallout

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David COURBET | AFP
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Sun, 2021-02-14 03:45

BERLIN: Since losing her job as a school bus driver in November, German mum-of-two Viola Auer has had to rely on the generosity of neighbors and a small disability allowance to get by during the pandemic.
“Who cares about us, Germany’s working poor?” she asked.
Auer, 47, is one of many Germans in so-called mini-jobs — part-time, easily terminated contracts that allow workers to earn a maximum of 450 euros ($545) a month.
Though flexible and tax-free, these jobs are also extremely precarious and not covered by Germany’s vaunted furlough scheme.

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