Representatives of European employers – BusinessEurope, SMEunited and CEEP – are showing some reluctance to present a European instrument – such as a directive – to ensure fair minimum wages in the EU, in their responses to the first stage consultation of social partners launched in mid-January by the European Commission (see EUROPE B12403A5).
For these three employers’ organisations, the European Commission’s action must be limited to the scope conferred on it by the European...