This increase brings the country – according to the prime minister’s placement in the cabinet – just in the middle of the ranking of countries with minimum wage
Of Chrysostom Chufi
The 5th increase in the minimum wage since 2019 is a fact. As of April 1st, as has been in recent years, the minimum wage will be € 880 gross, from € 830 now and € 650 in 2019. It is a 6% increase compared to last year – more than twice as much as inflation – and 35.4% compared to 2019 (18.1%.
This increase brings our country – according to the prime minister’s position on the cabinet – just in the middle of the ranking of minimum wage countries. 11th in 22.
About 575,000 Employees who are paid the minimum wage will see their net earnings grow by 34 € if they do not have children or have 1 child. For those who have two children, the monthly net benefit is 43 € as shown in the table:
- No children 709 € -> 743 €
- With 1 child 718 € -> 752 €
- With 2 or more children 719-> 762 €
Overall, however, the immediate impact of the increase in the minimum wage concerns more than 1.6 million citizens.
First and foremost because, along with the minimum wage, the earnings of those who have been founded are increased three years (+10%/three years) as follows:
- With 1 three years: 968 € mixed one, 1065 € the married
- With 2 three years: 1056 € Mixed Unmarried, 1,161.6 € the married
- With 3 three years: 1,144 € Mixed the unmarried, 1258.5 € the married
The basic wage of unskilled worker will rise to 39.4 € From 37.1 € today.
They also engage in gifts:
- Easter gift-(15 wages for salary paid and 13 wages for paid wages) 556.05 €-> 589.41 € and 481.91 €-> 510.82 € respectively
- Christmas Gift 830 €-> 880 €
In addition to the increase in the bottom 19 more benefits are affected:
- Unemployment (55% of the basic wage, or 61.4% of the minimum wage). From 509 € to 540 €
- Marriage (10% of the minimum wage) from 83 € to 88 €
- Work allowance (50% of unemployment allowance). It goes up to 270 €
- Maternity (equal to minimum wage for 9 months).
- Parental license (minimum wage for 2 months).
- Builders (70% of the 37 -fold of the basic wage).
- Rhetoric lenses, pottery, shipbuilding workers (70% of the 35 -fold of the basic wage).
- Smyridrgates (70% of the 50 -fold of the basic wage).
- Artists, Theater Actors, Tourism Workers (70% of the 25 -year -old wage).
- Special lump sum allowance in place of the abolished 3 -month registration, unemployment, job search allowances (37.5 daily unemployment benefits).
- Insolvency of employer (from 1 to 3 minimum wages).
- Student Examination Allowance (30 wages for undergraduates, 10 for postgraduates).
- Apprentices in the DPA Schools (75% of the basic wage, per day).
- EPAS-DIPA apprenticeship (50% of the basic wage per day).
- TEI and IEK students exercise (80% of the basic wage per day).
- Employers’ subsidy for TEI student exercise (50% of the basic wage per day).
- Internship allowance (60% of the basic wage per day).
- For working students participating in exams: 30 minimum wages for undergraduates / 10 minimum wages for postgraduates.
For the first time, however, due to the increase in the minimum wage, all civil servants will see horizontal increases in order for the import salary of the compulsory education employee in the State that is not left behind. Currently the quotation is € 850 so the increase will be 30 € gross for all salary scales in order to maintain wage distances between civil servants. The cost for public funds is calculated this year at 215m.
This is the second horizontal increase this year (except for the other increases made) to civil servants as it was running € 70 on January 1.
Let’s take for example the earnings of the payroll scales of compulsory education employees:
Mixed Mixed Salary Now Mixed Salary from 1/4
0-3 years 850 € 880 €
3-6 years 893 € 923 €
6-9 years 936 € 966 €
9-12 years 979 € 1,009 €
12-15 years 1022 € 1,052 €
15-18 years 1065 € 1,095 €
18-21 years 1.108 € 1,138 €
21-24 years 1.151 € 1,181 €
24- 27 years 1,194 € 1,224 €
27-30 years 1,237 € 1,267 €
30-33 years 1,280 € 1,310 €
33-36 years 1,323 € 1,353 €
36-39 years 1,366 € 1,396 €
In its announcement, the government states that the net benefit for someone who is paid with the minimum wage is 473 € For someone who has no children or has a child. But that is not exactly the case for everyone. This is because taxation comes in the middle.
Employee without children with the current minimum pay pays tax of 137 €. With the new bottom the tax goes up to 270 €that is, there is a charge of 133 €.
135 € is the burden for someone who has a child. The rest of the categories are not negatively affected by increasing tax -free increased tax -free families with children.
The financial staff has naturally identified the problem in the Prime Minister’s announcements at the September TIF. price According to skai.gr, she has left the discussion table.
Source: Skai
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