Polish Government to increase min. wage to PLN 2,100, hourly rate up to PLN 13.7

The Council of Ministers has adopted a regulation to increase the minimum wage by PLN 100 to PLN 2,100 and the minimum hourly rate of up to PLN 13.7 from PLN 13 in 2018, the Government Information Center (CIR) said. The minimum wage for work in 2018 will be PLN 2,100 zlotys. This represents a 5 percent increase compared to 2017. This represents 47.3 percent of the projected average wage in the national economy for 2018. The minimum hourly wage in 2018 it will amount to PLN 13.7," the statement read. In June, the Council of Ministers proposed that the minimum remuneration for work should increase to PLN 2,080 in 2018 from the current PLN 2,000 and the minimum hourly rate should go up to PLN 13.5 in 2018 from PLN 13 in 2017.