The Government plans an increase of €30 of the minimum wage, bringing the national minimum salary to €665, starting January 2021. The government said it’s ‘masterplan’ is to increase the national minimum wage to €750 by the end of its legislature (2023). The pandemic may well affect this goal as employers are already saying they can’t afford the pay increases next year.
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