The EU minimum wage initiative in times of COVID-19 crisis. 8/05/2020
Foundation for European Progressive Studies, Brussels
FEPS - Brussels
2020
epidemic disease ; minimum wage ; European Pillar of Social Rights
Wages and wage payment systems
English
"A few months ago, the new European Commission boldly announced its plans to deliver an EU minimum wage legal measure within its first 100 days in office. The COVID-19 crisis is likely to affect not only the schedule of this high-profile initiative, but the very political appetite for it. Yet, the COVID-19 induced economic downturn presents a litmus test for Social Europe, and more specifically the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR), as well as – arguably – for the minimum wage initiative.
Indeed, this unex"
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