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Government has discussed with the social partners raising the minimum wage

09/14/2014 20:13

Minimum Wage in 505 euros

Government wants to increase in October, but the consensus may delay decision.

 By Peter H. Gonçalves

The minimum wage in Portugal may climb to 505 euros later this year. The unofficial goal of the Government is that the increase happen in October, but found that the CM, this will be a difficult date to meet.

“This is the value with which it is working, but the attempt to achieve the broadest possible consensus may delay the decision until after October, “advanced to the CM source of social partners with whom the Executive is discussing the topic.

is that neither side of the bosses is no consensus about touching the minimum wage, which is frozen at 485 euros CCP since 2011, representing the trade, is not against the salary increase but requires that such will only happen in January since there contracts in the sector that are closed and can not be changed mid-year. The side of the unions, the CGTP requirements that the Government has not admitted discuss:. 515 euros later this month and 550 euros in January

The value that has been discussed behind the scenes of Social Dialogue are 505 euros with immediate effects that the UGT started to complain. The latest data from the Ministry of Economy point to 431 000 workers to receive the national minimum wage.


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