The New Minimum Wage: Numbers and Calculations
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Even after a stormy meeting with social partners, Minister of Labor Luka Mesec is insisting on the proposal to raise the minimum wage to 1,000 euros net. The proposal pleases unions but drives employers into despair. They are convinced that it is yet another pre-election candy that will be too much of a burden on the economy.
Trade unions welcome the proposed increase, while employer organizations are against it.
Minister of Labor Luka Mesec presented his proposal to increase the minimum wage to 1,000 euros net at a consultation with social partners. Trade unions welcome the proposed increase, while employer organizations are against it.
Employers and unions remain divided after a consultation with the Minister of Labor, Luka Mesec, on raising the minimum wage. The former warn of an excessive burden on the economy, while the latter expect Mesec to fulfill his announcement of raising the minimum wage to 1,000 euros net. The minister was clear that the minimum wage will not remain below the poverty risk threshold. “The minimum wage represents the boundary between exploitation and…
Minister of Labor Luka Mesec and social partners will meet in Ljubljana today for a consultation on raising the minimum wage. According to the minister's proposal, this year the minimum wage for a single person without children and special benefits would amount to 1,000 euros net, which is 113 euros more than now. Trade unions welcome the proposed increase, while employer organizations are against it.
Minister of Labor Luka Mesec and social partners will meet in Ljubljana today for a consultation on raising the minimum wage. According to the minister's proposal, this year the minimum wage would be 1,000 euros net for a single person without children and special benefits, which is 113 euros more than now. Trade unions welcome the proposed increase, while employer organizations are against it.
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