As of 1 January, according to the decision of the Social and Economic Council, the minimum wage increased by 13.7%, and the minimum hourly wage from 271 (€ 2.31) to 308 dinars (€ 2.63). For the first time in six years, the Social-Economic Council reached an agreement between all three social partners (the Government, representative trade unions and the Union of Serbian Employers) on the minimum wage for 2025, which means that the Government did not make a unilateral decision, as, according to the law, it did in previous years. According to official data, around 100.000 workers receive the minimum wage, while the unions claim that many more employees earn that much per month.
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