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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12828

9 November 2021
Contents Publication in full By article 12 / 27
SOCIAL AFFAIRS / Social
Statutory minimum wages are still undervalued in many Member States, according to ETUC
Brussels, 08/11/2021 (Agence Europe)

Rents are 40% of the national legal minimum wage in 11 Member States, according to a study by the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) published on Monday 8 November.

Spain (where 54% of the national minimum wage is spent on rent), Bulgaria (53%), Luxembourg (51%) and Hungary (50%) are particularly affected by this phenomenon. In contrast, the proportion of the minimum wage devoted to rent remains lower in Malta (20%), Lithuania (25%), Slovenia (27%), Slovakia (28%) and the Czech...

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SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: Member States to hold a final technical discussion on Minimum Wage Directive
SOCIAL: statutory minimum wages are still undervalued in many Member States, according to ETUC
SOCIAL: EU Council prepares new conclusions on lifelong working conditions
INSTITUTIONAL
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