A new Eurofound report provides an overview of recent developments in statutory minimum wages. It concludes that while minimum wages increased substantially in nominal terms between 1 January 2021 and 1 January 2022, in 15 out of the 21 Member States with a statutory minimum wage minimum wage earners saw their wages decline in real terms as a consequence of high inflation.
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