While the unions were formerly opposed to even discussing the idea of a legal minimum wage in Denmark, last week the FTF, Denmark’s second largest union confederation, invited the social partners to revisit the issue as a response to the social dumping that is prevalent across all industries. This is the first time that a traditional union has even evoked the possibility of a minimum wage. However, most of the unions and employers’ bodies have rejected the idea.
“Denmark is one of the rare countries in Europe that does not have a legal minimum wage. Before the EU imposes one on us we have a duty to discuss the issue and be prepared for it”, stated Bente Sorgenfrey, leader of the FTF, on the TV2 channel. Last week the leader of the second largest Danish confederation, which covers most of the public sector employees (c.f. article No. 120671), gave many interviews to the media inviting the social partners to discuss the possibility of a legal minimum wa
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