The Czech Government has approved a rise in the minimum gross monthly wage by CZK 1,000 (€39) to CZK 16,200 (€631) from January 2022. The minimum wage is paid to around 150,000 of the country’s 4 million employees, but it is also used as a benchmark to determine higher wages in a number of professions. The average monthly gross wage was CZK 38,275 (€1,490) in the second quarter.
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