As expected, the government has again decided against increasing the minimum wage above the statutory minimum. According to the opinion of November 30 last by the group of experts chaired by Paul Champsaur, the minimum wage increase will be limited, given the low inflation observed on Tuesday by INSEE at a rate of 0 , 5%, raising the hourly minimum wage to ? 8.86 gross instead of 8.82 or 1343.77 euros gross per month for full time.

Under the reform of the minimum wage passed in late 2008, the adjustment of the minimum wage will apply from 1 January rather than July 1, so as to precede the wage negotiations and corporate sector, which may well occur knowingly.This adjustment should cover some 1.6 million people according to a recent study by the Department of Labor, more than 10% of private sector employees.

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