Confederation refuses the minimum wage jump
CzechTrade unions demand a wage rise by three to five percent.
The Confederation of Industry of the Czech Republic and other important employers‘ organizations as the Confederation of the Employers‘ and Entrepreneurs‘ Associations of the Czech Republic have refused the proposal for a 1000 CZK (37 euros) minimum wage jump presented by the Trade Unions for the next year during a tripartite negotiation on Monday 18th May.
„We are not against the minimum wage increase, but we propose a 500 CZK for the next year,“ the Confederation’s president Jaroslav Hanák said. „We can’t afford ourselves an almost 11-percent rise because the companies will have to solve the problem of other tariffs as well as of the wage increase for other employees.“
According to the employers, there are significant differences among the individual sectors. A minimum wage jump would influence in a negative way such branches as the textile, leather and wood industry, partially the construction industry and agriculture and especially the security services sector.
The employers demanded that the minimum wage, which is received by approximately three percent of the employees, would be raised in relation to the objective parameters to guarantee the Czech employers‘ competitiveness as well as their capability to maintain and create the jobs.
The Confederation pointed out that the Trade Unions‘ wage demands don’t correspond to the real economic results of the local companies. The demands to raise the wages by three to five percent are, in the opinion of the Confederation of Industry, not realistic.
The Confederation of Industry of the Czech Republic and other important employers‘ organizations as the Confederation of the Employers‘ and Entrepreneurs‘ Associations of the Czech Republic have refused the proposal for a 1000 CZK (37 euros) minimum wage jump presented by the Trade Unions for the next year during a tripartite negotiation on Monday 18th May.
„We are not against the minimum wage increase, but we propose a 500 CZK for the next year,“ the Confederation’s president Jaroslav Hanák said. „We can’t afford ourselves an almost 11-percent rise because the companies will have to solve the problem of other tariffs as well as of the wage increase for other employees.“
According to the employers, there are significant differences among the individual sectors. A minimum wage jump would influence in a negative way such branches as the textile, leather and wood industry, partially the construction industry and agriculture and especially the security services sector.
The employers demanded that the minimum wage, which is received by approximately three percent of the employees, would be raised in relation to the objective parameters to guarantee the Czech employers‘ competitiveness as well as their capability to maintain and create the jobs.
The Confederation pointed out that the Trade Unions‘ wage demands don’t correspond to the real economic results of the local companies. The demands to raise the wages by three to five percent are, in the opinion of the Confederation of Industry, not realistic.
- Radim Klekner
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