According to a new article published by Eurofound, national minimum wages have increased significantly across EU Member States over the past decades, with a strong upward convergence in central and eastern European countries. Minimum wage has become an increasingly popular policy instrument among governments, resulting in minimum wage floors rising faster than average and median wages. This trend has been reinforced by the EU directive on adequate minimum wages, which is already influencing minimum wage-setting practices in several Member States.
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