EU - Deal reached on new rules for adequate minimum wages in the EU

The agreed legislation aims to ensure that minimum wages in all EU countries guarantee decent living standards for workers.

With a deal struck on Monday night, Parliament and Council negotiators agreed on EU rules to set adequate minimum wages, as provided by national law and/or collective agreements. 

The new legislation will apply to all EU workers who have an employment contract or employment relationship. 

The EU countries in which the minimum wage is protected exclusively via collective agreements will not be obliged to introduce it nor to make these agreements universally applicable.  

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