The EU Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages: Context, Commentary and Trajectories

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This book provides an encompassing and timely analysis of the EU regulatory framework deriving from the enactment of Directive 2022/2041 on adequate minimum wages. In the first part, the book discusses the function of minimum wage policies in contemporary labour markets and the role of social partners and collective bargaining in governing minimum wage determinants and trends. The second part provides an article-by-article commentary of the Directive, including insights on crucial aspects such as the EU competence to intervene on wages, the concept of minimum wage adequacy, and the measurement and promotion of collective bargaining coverage. The third part assesses the impact of the Directive across the EU, focussing on the main systemic implications of the Directive as well as on the structural changes that Member States will need to implement. With contributions written by scholars and stakeholders from across Europe, the book sheds light on one of labour laws most fundamental objectives to provide for adequate minimum wages. It is an invaluable resource for researchers, policy makers, trade unionists and employers representatives.

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Luca Ratti is Associate Professor of European and Comparative Labour Law at the University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg. Elisabeth Brameshuber is Professor of Labour and Social Security Law at the University of Vienna, Austria. Vincenzo Pietrogiovanni is Associate Professor of Labour Law at Lund University, Sweden.