The French government will raise the minimum wage by 1.6 percent from December 1. Net monthly income at minimum wage will thus reach approximately 1,502 euros. The announcement came after Monday's social conference at the government's Matignon headquarters, convened by Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu. France24 ↗
Lecornu met in Paris with representatives of unions and private-sector employers. The negotiations took place under pressure from weeks of protests and demands to address rising living costs and low purchasing power. At the same time, the government faces limited room to adopt further costly measures. svet.sme.sk ↗
Labor Minister Jean-Pierre Farandou stated that the minimum wage increase would take effect already in December, although it had originally been expected in January. Before the conference, unions had demanded a more substantial increase in income. The CFDT confederation called for the minimum wage to be raised by 100 euros per month and for negotiations on wage growth also at the level of individual sectors. ORF ↗
The social conference focused on concrete answers to questions of purchasing power and wages. The prime minister is also set to hold talks with high school students during the week. Later he is to meet with representatives of public administration employees. Le Monde ↗
The minimum wage increase represents the first announced outcome of the negotiations, but further government measures will depend on how the protests develop and on negotiations with social partners. Le Figaro ↗
France to raise minimum wage by 1.6 percent from December
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Frankreich-Proteste: Erhöhung von Mindestlohn vorgezogen
ORF
| 14:36 09.11.
Francúzsky premiér rokoval s odbormi a zamestnávateľmi o životných nákladoch
svet.sme.sk
| 13:24 09.11.
Sans latitude, Lecornu tente de répondre à la colère sociale
France24
| 01:58 09.11.
France : que retenir de la conférence sociale tenue par Sébastien Lecornu ?
France24
| 14:00 09.11.
Le gouvernement annonce une revalorisation du smic de 1.6% pour le porter à 1502 euros dès le 1er décembre
Le Figaro
| 12:36 09.11.
France : une conférence à Matignon pour tenter de répondre aux revendications sociales
France24
| 11:28 09.11.
Guillaume Tabard : «Que peut faire un pouvoir faible face à la rue ?»
Le Figaro
| 06:30 06.11.
«On n’est pas là pour une opération pièces jaunes» : les syndicats intensifient la pression sur le gouvernement pour une hausse du Smic
Le Figaro
| 11:38 05.11.
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