FC Bayern is publicly criticized. The accusation: violations of the minimum wage law by employees. Now Oliver Kahn has commented on the cause.
According to a report on investigations against the board of the FC Bayern Munich because of possible violations of the minimum wage law, FCB CEO Oliver Kahn first commented on the allegations. “Of course we are cooperating fully with the authorities on this matter. It is in our interest that these processes are fully cleared up,” said Kahn of the German press agency on Wednesday.
Violations of the minimum wage law
The WDR magazine “Sport inside” had previously reported that proceedings against several former and current board members of the Bundesliga soccer team were to be carried out. According to this, the main customs office in Munich is investigating on behalf of the Munich I public prosecutor’s office. Both authorities did not want to confirm the investigation on Wednesday at the dpa request.
According to WDR, it is about possible violations of the minimum wage law when paying youth coaches. Former youth coaches reported to “Sport Inside” that they had worked significantly more than the ten hours allowed as part of their 450-euro job. As a spokesman for the main customs office in Munich announced to the dpa, it is common for stock corporations that investigations are initially directed against the board of directors.
The German record champions are not the first Bundesliga club against whom such allegations have been made this year. The business premises of the FC Augsburg been searched. According to customs, it was about the “employment and remuneration modalities of part-time or voluntary football coaches”.
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