Salary increases of 4.5%-5% in the public sector and the minimum wage (private sector) are foreseen in the government plan for 2025, with the relevant announcement expected from Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the TIF.
With salaries and pensions to be its “victims”. accuracythe prime minister is expected to refer to the strengthening of wages in both the public and private sectors of the economy, while changes in the institutional framework are being launched in the autumn to strengthen collective bargaining at the sectoral level.
The salaries
The measures under consideration concern the following:
1. Salary increases in the State: The increases for 2025 are expected to move to 4.5%-5%, with the introductory salary in the HR category ranging from 850 to 892.5 euros, in the DE Category from 928 to 974 euros, in the TE Category from 1,107 to 1,162 euros and in the PE from 1,162 to 1,220 euros.
For 2025 minimum wage increases are expected to be around 4.5%
2. New increase in the minimum wage: For 2025 the increases in the minimum wage (private sector) are expected to be around 4.5%, with the wage reaching 867.35 euros. The goal for the two years 2026-27 is to reach 950 euros. The purchasing power, the general level of gross wages, the rate of their increase and the productivity of labor will be the four parameters on the basis of which the minimum wage in the private sector will be determined from 2025 onwards.
Specifically, in 2025 the minimum wage is expected to exceed 867 euros. The Prime Minister has asked the leadership of the Ministry of Labor to proceed with changes in the institutional framework of collective negotiations through bilateral dialogue with the social partners.
In this context, Niki Kerameos, in a recent meeting with GSEE, emphasized the need for a new social contract and the promotion
negotiations for the signing of collective labor agreements. Special emphasis is placed on the integration of the European directive on the determination of adequate minimum wages, with the aim of integrating it into the Greek specificities.
The Minister of Labor is against restoring the determination of the minimum wage to the social partners, although this is a constant request of the GSEE and employers’ organizations. For 2025 the increases in the minimum wage are expected to be around 4.5%, with the wage reaching 867.35 euros. The goal for the two years 2026-27 is to reach 950 euros.
Interventions
At the same time, the leadership of the Ministry of Labor is studying interventions in the field of collective bargaining in an effort to further support the average salary in the private sector and not just the minimum. At the same time, in October or at the latest in November, the community directive on “decent” minimum wages is expected to be incorporated into our national law.
A committee has been set up for the community directive which will give directions-suggestions to the political leadership of the Ministry of Labour.
Half of the wage earners live in poverty
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- More than 50% of employees in the private sector are paid 800 or less euros net per month. In other words, half of the employees of the private sector live in poverty.
- 70% of employees are paid up to 950 euros net per month. In other words, 7 out of 10 workers in the private sector are in the situation of low wages.
- Only 10% are paid more than 1,450 euros. That is, those who receive a good salary for the data of the time constitute a very small part of the total number of workers, only 1 in 10.
- Only 3.63% of employees are paid very well, i.e. they get more than 2,025 net.
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