Gradual increase. Minimum wage in Portugal is going to increase by €10 a month on January 1, 2011, for a total of €485 a month (+5.3% with inflation at 2.2%). Then, it will be increased again in May and September 2011, getting to €500 in the fall, according to the promise made by Labor Minister Helena André. This decision puts an end to weeks of doubt as to compliance with the promises made in 2006 on the minimum wage increase, threatened by the economic crisis.
in the fall, according to the promise made by Labor Minister Helena André. This decision puts an end to weeks of doubt as to compliance with the promises made in 2006 on the minimum wage increase, threatened by the economic crisis.
Lack of consensus. The UGT union has accepted the schedule of three increases in 2011. The CGTP, which called for a €25 increase in January, has rejected the offer. On employers’ end, the tourism confederation rejected any increase, judging that timing wasn’t rig
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