“Unacceptable decision” for unions. At the last plenary meeting of the tripartite committee (unions-employers-government), the trade unions vividly reacted to the government’s proposal to bring minimum wage to PLN 1,500 (about €377). Jan Guz, leader of the OPZZ union, pointed out that, with minimum wage amounting to PLN 1,500 gross in 2012, the gap between average pay and minimum wage would be even bigger than in 2011, even though he claims the Prime Minister promised to open talks in order to bring minimum wage up to 50% of average pay. “Apparently, the Prime Minister has not kept his promise. This situation is only lessening the role of the tripartite committee and the importance of social dialogue” he concluded. For his part, the Minister of Economic Affairs, Waldemar Pawlak, the only government representative at the plenary meeting, pointed out that, without this meeting of the tripartite committee, “PLN 1,500 would not have been reached.” “We were expecting some flexibility from the government, but it turns out that the amount proposed by the government was not debatable” declared Jan Guz. The Solidarnosc union also denounced the absence of negotiations: “This committee meeting cannot be qualified of negotiation. It was yet another information meeting” said Henryk Nakonieczny, Solidarnosc representative.
the plenary meeting, pointed out that, without this meeting of the tripartite committee, “PLN 1,500 would not have been reached.” “We were expecting some flexibility from the government, but it turns out that the amount proposed by the government was not debatable” declared Jan Guz. The Solidarnosc union also denounced the absence of negotiations: “This committee meeting cannot be qualified of negotiation. It was yet another information meeting” said Henryk Nakonieczny, Solidarnosc represent
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