Germany
The WSI trade union research institute has found that regional authorities are pursuing various possibilities to set up or re-establish procurement rules that require contractors to bide by relevant collective agreements. They have been reviewing the situation since 2008 when the European Court ruled against Lower Saxony in the Rüffert case. Following the case 10 regional authorities set aside their procurement rules. Now four have introduced new rules and five are planning changes this autumn. The authorities are using sectoral minimum wages as a basis for their new rules or are taking advantage of the fact that special rules apply to the transport sector. Two regional authorities have also introduced minimum wages specific to procurement.
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