Trade union NGG and employers' group ANG have agreed on a minimum wage for the approximately 80,000 employees of the meat sector. The pay deal implies a minimum wage of €7.75 per hour from 1 July 2014 that will rise to €8 per hour from 1 December 2014. This is below an overall statutory minimum wage planned from 2015 at €8.50 per hour. However, in October 2015, workers in the meat sector will see their minimum hourly pay above average to €8.60 and from December 2016 to €8.75.
English: http://www.iuf.org/w/?q=node/3093
http://www.euractiv.com/cap/france-welcomes-minimum-wage ...
German: http://www.mindestlohn.de/news/meldung/2014/januar-2014/arbeitgeber-und ...
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