The minimum wage in Slovakia will rise from the current €480 to €520 per month next year, after Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) signed a Government decree to this effect. "With this step we continue to significantly increase the minimum wage, and our goal is to have a minimum wage reaching at least 60 percent of the average salary in the national economy in the future. On the other hand, I want fewer and fewer people to work for the minimum wage in Slovakia," said Pellegrini in a statement for the media. An estimated 9 percent of all employees have been earning the minimum wage in Slovakia this year.
Anca Dragu, Photo: SITA
