Ministry of Infrastructure to talk with Norwegian gov't on minimum wage
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Polish Ministry of Infrastructure and Development will offer the Norwegian government a discussion on the matter of implementing a minimum wage law, the domestic media reported on Monday.
Norway is going to implement a minimum wage for drivers hired by all the freight firms operating in the country, on July 1. The new law will apply to domestic as well foreign drivers of vehicles weighting over 3.5 tones including buses.
The wage will be 10 times higher than it stands in Poland, wnp.pl web portal estimated. According to Norwegian trade unions, the law needs to be revised due to "mistreating of foreign drivers and social dumping, which results in unfair competition and orders lost by Norwegian freight companies."
The minimum wage would stand at 158.32 Norwegian crowns per hour, which is roughly PLN 74. A driver will also be given a daily bonus of 307 Norwegian crowns.
