Home » Legal developments » European legislation » EU: European Commission presents its proposal for an EU Directive on adequate minimum wages EU: European Commission presents its proposal for an EU Directive on adequate minimum wages On 28 October the European Commission presented its legislative proposal to guarantee decent minimum wages in all EU Member States. The text promotes collective bargaining and introduces clear criteria for setting and assessing legal minimum wages. For this, the EU Commission has chosen to use a Directive, which differs from the solution advocated by both the main European employers' federation, BusinessEurope and several of the EU Member States, and which could lead to problems during the adoption process. Through . Published on 28 October 2020 Ă 16h25 - Update on 28 October 2020 Ă 16h40 Resources Following two consultation phases with the European social partners (c.f. articles No.11980 and No.11587), the European Commission has published its legislative project on minimum wages. This initiative is politically highly sensitive, as the European treaties do not allow the EU to intervene directly on remuneration levels. The Regulatory Scrutiny Board (RSB), a body charged with advising the Commission, gave an initial negative opinion on the initiative on 02 October, before giving a second positive opinion albeit âwith reservationsâ on 14 October following the Commissionâs work in terms of addressing the RSBâs several recommendations. What the proposal does not pretend to be.… Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst nameLast nameOrganizationFunctionemail* Object of the messageYour messageEmailThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Les derniĂšres publications What type of employment status will platform workers hold? mind RH updates its comparison of several countriesâ regulatory responses CSR: support for caregiving employees, a new challenge for companies Analyzes Les derniĂšres publications Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels