Minimum wage may be increased to PLN 2,250 in 2019

Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy proposes increasing the minimum wage to PLN 2,250 and an hourly rate to PLN 14.7 in 2019. Currently, the minimum wage amounts to PLN 2,100 per month, while the minimum hourly rate is PLN 13.7. "We gave a higher offer to keep the minimum wage at around 47 percent compared to the average wage, Deputy Minister Stanisław Szwed said. The Council of Ministers, by 15 June, should submit to the Social Dialogue Council a proposal on the amount of the minimum wage and hourly rate.  If there is no common position, the minimum wage - as in the previous year - will be determined by a decree.