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Published: 16 July 2026
Development of collectively agreed wage floors relative to national minimum wages
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Development of collectively agreed wage floors relative to national minimum wages
Based on the sample of collective agreements in Eurofound database. Includes only countries with a national minimum wage. NMW, national minimum wage.
Source: Eurofound Database on minimum wages for low-paid workers in collective agreements.
Identifier: PP1WJ
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16 July 2026
Over the past year, national minimum wages continued to rise substantially across the EU, especially in central and eastern European countries, continuing the narrowing of regional disparities. The EU Minimum Wage Directive has emerged as a significant driver of minimum wage hikes in many countries, exceeding inflation levels and increasing faster than collectively agreed wage floors in many low-paid sectors.
