Poland's MinFin has concerns about minimum wage reference point
Poland's Ministry of Finance has expressed concerns about the proposed minimum wage reference indicator in a new draft law. The Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy suggested setting the reference point at 55 percent of the average wage, which the finance ministry considers too high, suggesting it should be set at 50 percent.
"The indicative reference value was set at 55 percent of the projected average salary in the national economy. It is incomprehensible why a value of 55 percent was indicated and not the 50 percent commonly used by other countries. The indicative reference value is meant to assess the adequacy of the minimum wage, and the [EU] directive does not require it to be reached, so there is no need to set a higher value than the commonly used one," the finance ministry stated.
"In the explanations provided, no justification has been found as to why the reference index is at such a high level, which deviates significantly from accepted international practice (...). The level of the minimum wage benchmark equal to 55 percent of the average wage is too high," it added.
According to the draft, the reference value will be used for the annual assessment of the minimum wage.
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