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EU minimum wage directive: last stand for the Nordics? tema
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EU minimum wage directive: last stand for the Nordics?

Jan 22, 2021 2021 looks set to be the year when the issue of statutory minimum wages in Europe will be settled. The debate has lasted a long time and opinions are divided, but on 28 October 2020, the EU Commission finally presented a proposed directive which will be processed by the European Council and the EU Parliament.
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Four researchers' take on the minimum wage

Jan 22, 2021 A positive move for low-income earners in Europe or the hollowing out of the Nordic collective agreement model? When researchers look at the EU’s proposed directive on statutory minimum wages, the analysis changes according to the area of research and perspectives.
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Minimum wages: ball back in EU Commission's court

Mar 19, 2021 The EU can adopt the European Commission’s proposed directive on minimum wages – as long as one article is deleted or changed. That was the answer from the Council of Ministers’ legal service after the Danish government requested a statement. The question now is what will be the Commission’s next step.
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Nordic inspiration behind new EU directive

Apr 06, 2021 Yet another EU directive dealing with wages is in the pipeline. This time it is about pay transparency and the aim is to improve compliance with the principles of equal pay for men and women. The proposal is said to be inspired by good experiences from Denmark and Sweden, but differs quite a bit from what is common practice in those countries.
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Six MEPs' views on statutory minimum wages

Jan 22, 2021 The proposed directive on statutory minimum wages has still not been through the European Parliament. But just over one year ago, with a clear 422-131 majority, it called on the Commission to present a proposal to secure a fair minimum wage for all workers in the Union.
Sweden takes on Council of the EU presidency at times of turmoil tema
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Sweden takes on Council of the EU presidency at times of turmoil

Nov 28, 2022 On 1 January 2023, Sweden takes over the presidency of the Council of the European Union for the next six months. The presidency means looking after all of the member countries’ interests and leading the work with all the issues in the Council’s in tray – including major decisions on migration, climate and EU expansion.
Swedish LO: The ETUC no longer represents us nyhet
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Swedish LO: The ETUC no longer represents us

Jan 28, 2022 The Swedish Trade Union Confederation (LO) has stopped paying its membership fee to the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) and will no longer participate in the organisation’s meetings – all in protest against the ETUC’s handling of the directive on adequate minimum wages.
The social pillar strengthened after EU Porto summit nyhet
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The social pillar strengthened after EU Porto summit

May 10, 2021 The EU’s informal summit in Porto, Portugal, on 7 - 8 May ended in a declaration which strengthens the social pillar’s importance in the Union. To the relief of Nordic member states, the introduction of statutory minimum wages was not mentioned in the final document.
What solidarity? Minimum wages split Nordic and EU unions tema
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What solidarity? Minimum wages split Nordic and EU unions

Jan 22, 2021 The disagreement over the EU’s proposed directive on statutory minimum wages throws the issue of solidarity into focus. But it also highlights the alienation and poor pay and conditions found across many sectors in Europe.
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Why minimum pay has become such a hot potato

Jan 22, 2021 Why do Finns trust that the proposed minimum wage directive will not harm their labour market model, while the Danes and Swedes have no faith in the European Commission’s assurances? And why is the debate so heated? There are several reasons.
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