Keep Truckin'

If a commercial truck driver is cruising through Germany - the German government has decided that the minimum wage of EUR 8.50 an hour will be applied regardless of the driver's country of residence. Foreign employers could be fined more than EUR 30,000 if they fail to pay this wage.


In comparison the Polish minimum wage for 2015 is PLN 1,750 gross a month (EUR 400) or about EUR 2.50. Polish sources claim that enforcing German wages would weaken Poland’s trucking industry, which has recently expanded to become a major player in trans-European trade.