The government has passed a draft amendment setting out new rules for calculating the minimum wage. From now on, the minimum wage level will no longer be decided by the executive, but will be regularly revised on the basis of a calculation established by law. Until 2029, the minimum wage will automatically increase to correspond to 47% of the average gross national wage. The aim of the reform is to bring Czech law into line with the provisions of the European directive on adequate minimum wages in the European Union. This change will have an impact on the guaranteed minimum wage, which will no longer apply in private companies.
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