European minimum wage

The negotiators of the presidency of the Council and the European Parliament have reached a provisional political agreement on adequate minimum wages in the ...

All of this will be done in full respect of national traditions and social partners’ autonomy,” President of the Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said, welcoming the decision. The new directive aims to extend the coverage of workers in the EU through collective bargaining. The provisional agreement between the two EU bodies foresees that where the collective bargaining rate is less than a threshold of 80 per cent Member States should set up an action plan to promote collective bargaining.

EU negotiators reached a deal on minimum wages across the bloc on Monday, but Italy still hasn't adopted any minimum wage law.

“Now the minimum wage must become a reality in Italy, where millions of Italians still receive wages below €9 per hour. The Minister of Agricultural Policies also wrote in a Facebook post: “This country needs a minimum wage, which must be approved in this legislature.” Italy is just one of a handful of countries not covered in a new EU minimum wage directive to “guarantee decent living standards for workers”.

The European Parliament and the European Council, grouping the bloc's member states, said their negotiators overnight struck the provisional deal which still ...

Of the EU’s 27 countries, six have wages set in collective bargaining between employers and trade unions and 21 have statutory minimum wages set by governments. Countries where less than 80% of workers are covered by collective bargaining should establish an action plan with a clear time line and concrete measures to extend this kind of wage setting, statements by the Council and Parliament said. “The EU has delivered on its promise.

Minimum wage protection exists in all EU Member States, either through statutory minimum wages and collective agreements, or exclusively through collective ...

The Directive on adequate minimum wages is one of the key actions of the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan to further implement the Pillar principles. Once published in the Official Journal, the Directive will enter into force 20 days after publication and Member States will then need to transpose the new elements of the Directive into national law within two years. Compliance and effective enforcement are essential for workers to actually benefit from access to minimum wage protection, and promote a competitive setting based on innovation, productivity and the respect for social standards. All of this will be done in full respect of national traditions and social partners’ autonomy.” - Promoting and facilitating collective bargaining on wages: in all Member States, the Directive supports collective bargaining. Yet, some workers are affected by low adequacy and/or gaps in the coverage of minimum wage protection.

On Tuesday, June 7, the European Union reached a breakthrough agreement on common rules for minimum wages. The draft law will not fix a nominal minimum The ...

Regardless, Denmark and Sweden may vote against it, believing that the precedent could force them to establish a legal minimum wage. NGOs and trade unions have also welcomed the news as progress for wage equality. This is especially true for those earning the lowest wages.” “The EU has delivered on its promise. The other six countries, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Austria, Italy, and Cyprus, establish their minimum wages through collective bargaining between unions and employers. The Commission wants more social partners’ involvement in setting minimum wages in these states. Inflation rates are at over 8% in Europe, and in-work poverty has increased. On Tuesday, June 7, the European Union reached a breakthrough agreement on common rules for minimum wages. Currently, 21 of 27 EU countries have statutory minimum wages established by law. The new rules on minimum wages will protect the dignity of work and make sure that work pays.” Building on the 2017 EU pillar of social rights, where the Commission promised commitment to fair wages for all workers, in October 2020 the Council of the EU and the European Parliament put forward a proposal to establish common rules for a minimum wage. The new rules on minimum wages will protect the dignity of work and make sure that work pays.

Three-quarters of EU member states have a minimum wage policy. the other six countries set wages through collective agreements.

In particular, the main beneficiaries are young people and women. This may not be the last increase in the minimum wage. It is now set to increase to €10.45 per hour on 1 July 2022 and rise further to an hourly €12 on 1 October. Workers' wages in the private sector are established by collective agreements between trade unions and companies. The objective of the government is to place the minimum wage at the end of the legislature, in 2023, at the level of 60% of the average wage — around a total of €1,050 ). It was then €8.50 per hour and has since risen progressively to reach €9.82 per hour on 1 January 2022.

EU negotiators reached a deal on minimum wages across the bloc on Monday, but Italy still hasn't adopted any minimum wage law.

“Now the minimum wage must become a reality in Italy, where millions of Italians still receive wages below €9 per hour. The Minister of Agricultural Policies also wrote in a Facebook post: “This country needs a minimum wage, which must be approved in this legislature.” Italy is just one of a handful of countries not covered in a new EU minimum wage directive to “guarantee decent living standards for workers”.

The European Parliament and Council negotiators have agreed on rules to set adequate minimum wages in EU member countries. The new rules will apply…

According to the Commission, in the majority of member states, the minimum wage is inadequate or there are gaps in the coverage. Another central point concerns the assessment of the adequacy of minimum wages: how to evaluate what constitutes an ‘adequate’ and ‘minimum’ wage. The proposed new directive on the European minimum wage will now need to be approved at a plenary session of the EU Parliament (which, however, can no longer amend the text) and then ratified by the EU Council. It will then be up to the member states to transpose it. At the time of writing, 21 EU member states have a legal minimum wage. Instead, while respecting the differences in labour market models between member states, it establishes a procedural framework to promote ‘adequate and fair’ minimum wages throughout the EU. This is also because the treaties do not allow the European Commission to legislate on wages. The European Parliament and Council negotiators have agreed on rules to set adequate minimum wages in EU member countries.

The EU countries in which the minimum wage is protected exclusively via collective agreements will not be obliged to introduce it nor to make these agreements ...

Textile Industry Textile Industry The Council also has to approve the deal. Authorities must also take the necessary measures to protect workers and trade union representatives, the release added. Textile Industry EU negotiators agreed that EU countries will have to strengthen sectoral and cross-industry collective bargaining as an essential factor for protecting workers by providing them with a minimum wage. For the adequacy assessment, EU countries may establish a basket of goods and services at real prices. Head honchos Head honchos Head honchos There’s still a long way to go before the textile industry achieves... To design the best strategy for this purpose, they should involve social partners and inform the Commission of the adopted measures and make the plan public.