United Kingdom: German discount chain Aldi keeps its promise to be the best-paying supermarket Comp and Ben @en The 28,000 British employees of German discount supermarket chain Aldi were handed a 1.9% pay rise on 1 September. In July, the retailer announced that the minimum hourly wage would rise from £12.75 to £13.00 (€14.66 to €14.95),…
Réglementaire New Zealand: employees now allowed to disclose their pay at work National legislation New Zealand has banned retaliation against employees who disclose their salaries at work. The bill, introduced by a Labour opposition MP,…
Réglementaire Czech Republic: minimum wage to rise by 7.7% on 1 January 2026 National legislation Czech labour minister Marian Jurečka, of the Christian and Democratic Union, announced on 29 August that the gross minimum wage will rise 7.7% from CZK 20,800 to CZK 22,400 (€916) per month starting 1 January 2026.…
Réglementaire Mexico: President Claudia Sheinbaum confirms plan to raise the minimum wage National legislation The minimum wage in Mexico must be raised annually over the next few years to represent 2.5 basic baskets (a set of products and services considered essential for the survival and well-being of a family),…
United Kingdom: government sets about reforming parental leave National legislation The Labour government, in office for just over a year, has pledged to drive economic growth and tackle workplace inequality. Among its priorities is a review of parental leave, with ministers promising to make the system "fairer and easier to use".
Réglementaire United Kingdom: step towards single minimum wage for all adult workers National legislation On 5 August, the UK Labour government reviewed the remit of the Low Pay Commission (LPC) with a view to putting an end to age-related minimum wage differentials.…
mind RH study – Average annual minimum wage rise exceeds inflation in the EU National legislation As of 1 July 2025, the average annual increase in the national minimum wage in the European Union is well above the rise of the cost of living. It stands at 6.4% for an annual inflation rate of 2.3% at the end of June. Only four European countries out of the 22 that have a minimum wage have implemented a second increase since the beginning of the year, including Greece, which crossed the threshold of €1,000 gross per month in April.
Data mind RH analysis – Average annual minimum wage increase above inflation in the EU National legislation As at 1 January 2025, the annual increase in the minimum wage in the European Union was still well above the average increase in the cost of living. The levels have risen by more than 7%, compared with an annual inflation rate of 3% in December 2024. This increase is, however, slightly lower than last year, when it averaged 11% for an inflation rate of around 3%.
Data Exclusif France: occupational sectors forced to adapt to transitions National industrial relations The latest statistics available on all France's occupational sectors (branches professionnelles), which mind RH has analysed for the third time, show persistent disparities in terms of pay, gender inequality and age pyramid. These issues, which are the subject of social dialogue at sector level, are also levers for improving their attractiveness.
Réglementaire mind RH study – Annual minimum wage rises hold steady in the EU despite falling inflation National legislation Even as inflation rates slowly declined compared to 2023 in most European Union countries, the average level of minimum wage increases has remained more or less the same over the past year. Five of the 22 European countries with a minimum wage have implemented a subsequent increase since the start of the year. Greece is one of those but had not raised its minimum wage since April 2023.
