Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/08/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I would not be surprised, Jayanand. The take-home pay is probably lower in Greece but when you figure in the vacations, sick leave etc., then I can believe it. Greece is basically a country that has been going downhill for the past 2500 years. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ YNWA On Aug 20, 2011, at 5:54 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > Douglas, > I just read a startling report today which basically says that salaries (on > a cost to government basis) are still 25% higher in Greece than Germany, > for > equivalent positions in the public sector. I could not believe it. Is it > true, do you think? > Cheers > Jayanand > > On Sat, Aug 20, 2011 at 9:14 PM, Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp at gmx.de> > wrote: > >> Leica's biggest cost factor is labour - as it is for every company in >> Germany - the ancillary costs (often called the second wage) are almost as >> high as the salaries/wages and include a 50% contribution to health >> insurance premiums, social security, accident insurance, disability >> insurance and, and, and... >> >> So somebody earning a monthly wage of say 2000 euros gross is costing the >> company between 2500 and 4000 euros a month depending on age, marital >> status, children, seniority, health insurance premium. >> >> Douglas >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >