Minimum Wage Act (MiLoG)
The statutory minimum wage for every worker, agency staff included.
Official source →Germany
German standards, kept at every site and supplier.
For groups with plants, warehouses and suppliers in Germany.
Teamnet checks pay against the minimum wage, hours against the Working Hours Act, and keeps the supplier evidence the Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG) asks a group to show.
Plant Bavaria - 240 peopleHours and rest periods checked
CheckedAgency workers - 38 peopleMinimum wage checked on hours worked
CheckedSupplier review - 12 suppliers2 replies awaited
Reminder sentThe real problem
The law reaches past your own payroll.
The minimum wage covers agency and contractor staff, and the LkSG asks a group to know its suppliers. The evidence sits in other firms' systems.
Working time recordedDaily hours and rest periods must be recorded and kept.
Agency and contractor staffPaid by another firm, checked by no one.
Suppliers far awayRisk analysis and remedies asked of the group each year.
Evidence in emailSupplier answers scattered across inboxes.
What Teamnet does in Germany
Pay, hours and supplier evidence, read every month.
One record across employees, agency staff, contractors and suppliers.
- Pay checked against the statutory minimum wage on hours actually worked
- Daily hours, breaks and rest periods checked against the Working Hours Act
- Agency and contractor crews on the same record
- Supplier questionnaires, evidence and remedies kept for your LkSG reporting
- Works council records where you keep them
What changes
Compliance, HR and operations see the same facts.
- Team
- HRHours, breaks and contracts on one record.
- PurchasingSupplier evidence collected and chased in one place.
- Group complianceThe LkSG risk view, this month.
- Works councilRecords ready when asked.
- AuditorsRead-only access to any month.
The law
The laws you answer to in Germany.
Each law named, with its official source.
Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG)
Risk analysis, prevention and remedy across own operations and suppliers.
Official source →Working Hours Act (ArbZG)
Daily limits, breaks and rest periods.
Official source →Temporary Agency Work Act (AÜG)
Rules for hiring agency workers.
Official source →If it goes wrong
The penalty clock: minimum wage and unpaid wages.
What the law does, step by step, if it is missed. Teamnet flags each step before its date, for your own staff and every contractor.
- On inspectionMinimum wage breaches: fine up to 500,000 euro for the most serious cases, otherwise up to 50,000 or 30,000 euro. Official source
- Using contractorsThe client answers for subcontractors' and agencies' minimum wage like a guarantor, without first suing them. Official source
- Using contractorsThis client rule applies to the statutory minimum wage too. Official source
- Day 1 after due dateLate money debts carry default interest of five points above the base rate. Official source
Enforced by Customs (Finanzkontrolle Schwarzarbeit) and labour courts. Sources checked 11 November 2026. Not legal advice.
Standards
The standards your customers and group ask about.
- ILO core labour standards: no forced or child labour, freedom of association, no discrimination
- UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
- OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Business Conduct
- ISO 45001 for occupational health and safety
- Customer supplier codes of conduct
Teamnet is the tool your compliance, operations and audit teams work in, so nothing is missed. Your auditors and certifiers keep their own role.
Sources last checked: 11 November 2026. Every official source linked on this page was opened on that date. Not legal advice: the law and the authority decide; read the official source and take advice for your own case.
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