“Most European governments have failed to meet the deadline to put the minimum wage directive into national law. Some are actively working against the aims of the directive”, expressed the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) with concern on Monday 18 November.
“More than 20 million people should get a pay rise if the directive is properly implemented by Member States, with minimum wages which meet the cost-of-living and more workers covered by collectively bargained wages”.
According to the ETUC, most EU countries have failed to meet the 15 November deadline for transposing the directive, which was adopted in 2022 (see EUROPE 13035/27). In particular, the organisation cites the Netherlands, where the “implementation legislation proposed by the government is falling short [and] does not meet the requirements stemming from the directive”, and France, where the French government “considers that French law is already compliant”.
The ETUC also cites delays or difficulties in implementation in Poland, Luxembourg, the Czech Republic and Latvia.
Link to press release: https://aeur.eu/f/edn (Original version in French by Solenn Paulic)