Although Deutsche Post and the private competitor pay the same net wage, Deutsche Post would have to bear social costs that are only about 62 % of the compulsory social contributions for a private employee if the employee's share of the social contributions is included in the benchmark.
Selv om Deutsche Post og den private konkurrent betaler samme nettoløn, skulle Deutsche Post betale sociale omkostninger, der kun udgør ca. 62 % af de obligatoriske socialsikringsbidrag for en privat ansat, når arbejdstagerandelen af socialsikringsbidragene er indeholdt i benchmarket.