In one year, the minimum wage “will have increased by 3.1% to settle at 1,603 euros gross monthly”, or “48 euros more per month”, justified the Minister of Labor, Eliabeth Borne.
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The government will not grant “no help” minimum wage beyond the automatic 0.9% increase planned for January to offset inflation, Minister of Labor Elisabeth Borne said on Thursday (December 16th).
“We are not going to give a boost, I can confirm it to you”, said the minister on CNews, stressing that in one year, the minimum wage “will have increased by 3.1% to settle at 1,603 euros gross monthly”, that is “48 euros more per month”.
“We have a unique system in the world, which is very protective for employees at minimum wage since it provides for an automatic adjustment taking into account inflation”, she stressed.
Elisabeth Borne: “We follow the recommendations of economists specializing in minimum wage, who do not recommend a boost. So we are not going to give a boost to the minimum wage ”in #LaMatinale pic.twitter.com/XPRX7R1l3o
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The minister defended “the choice, since the start of the five-year term, to increase purchasing power by increasing the activity bonus [et] by removing certain contributions, to increase income without weighing on the cost of labor, which can destroy jobs “.
“This is what brings us to follow [les] economists specializing in minimum wage, who do not recommend a boost “, she added.
Elisabeth Borne, however, promised to “continue to put pressure on professional sectors which have a certain number of levels in their salary scales which are below the minimum wage”, citing as an example hotels, cafes and restaurants that employ “more than 800,000 employees”.