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Currently, the national minimum wage is 635 euros and the Government, which aims to reach 750 euros at the end of the legislature, has already admitted that its proposal may go beyond 659 euros.
At the end of September, the Executive heard from the social partners about the increase in the national minimum wage and said that the increase until 2021 would have to be less than this year, 35 euros.
Although a specific figure was not discussed at the time, employer confederations contested the increase in the national minimum wage, arguing the economic difficulties that companies are going through due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
UGT advocates an increase of 35 euros and CGTP claims an increase to 850 euros in the short term.
In mid-October, the President of the Government publicly referred to the possibility of an increase in the national minimum wage of 23.75 euros, which corresponds to the average increase in the last five years, which would set this remuneration at 658.75 euros.
The Government is competent to set the annual value of the national minimum wage, after listening to the social partners.
On the agenda of today’s meeting of the Permanent Commission for Social Coordination (CPCS) is also the preparation of the European Council on the 10th and 11th.
The Government and the social partners will also discuss “other issues” at the CPCS.
The meeting will be held by videoconference, with the presence of members of the Government.
