The Senate passed the introduction of an hourly, rather than monthly, minimum wage. The measure will benefit above all those workers who, with a 40-hour working week, were paid the same monthly minimum wage as those who worked 36 hours a week — both of which counted as full time employment, the criterium for the minimum wage. This will mean a pay rise of up to 11% for some groups of workers. While the union FNV welcomes the step to introduce an hourly minimum wage, their demand goes further: they call for the hourly minimum wage to be set at €14 per hour.
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