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.
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.