A working group of the Social-Economic Council started negotiations on minimal wage for 2019. The trade unions formulated their demands; they ask for minimum wage at RSD 209 per working hour and for the minimum monthly wage to be increased by RSD 11,000. On the other hand, employers offer a 6-7% raise. The union said that it should be quite normal that nobody accepts to work for less than 300 euro per month (around RSD 36,000). The current hourly minimum wage is RSD 143 and the minimum monthly wage is RSD 24,800.
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