Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/08/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Don't German workers get very generous vacations, sick pay, etc. as well? I still have a hard time believing that Greek civil servants earn more than German government employees. Greece is a poor country and has a lot of corruption in government. Germany is a rich country with an honest government. Its not surprising that Germany's government is more efficient. -- Chris Crawford Fine Art Photography Fort Wayne, Indiana 260-486-2581 http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 Become a fan on Facebook On 8/20/11 3:53 PM, "Nathan Wajsman" <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: > 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 >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information