Increase minimal salary entails a number of benefits, most notably unemployment benefits, said the labor minister Kostis Hatzidakisfollowing a statement by the Prime Minister Kyriakou Mitsotakis increase the minimum wage to 780 euros.

At a press conference, the Minister of Labor said that a total of 19 benefits are being increased. Regarding unemployment benefits, he noted that in 2019 it was 399 euros, and now it reaches 479 euros.

He also said that the minimum daily wage is 34.84 euros.

At 780 euros minimum wage

It is reminded that as stated earlier by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the minimum wage has been set at 780 euros since 1 April. During the meeting at Megaros Maximos, the Prime Minister noted that the minimum wage increase is 9.4%.

The Prime Minister indicated that the new increase would affect unemployment benefits and all benefits related to the minimum wage. He also said that “the final agreed amount is at the upper limit of our ability, but well within the business’s ability.”

According to him, this is the third consecutive increase in the minimum wage. “From April 1, it will reach 780 euros, from 650 in 2019,” he said, adding: “Since then, almost three additional salaries have been added to the income of approximately 600,000 employees every year.”

“I have no illusions. We know that wages in our country are still low and are being further squeezed by imported inflation. This new increase obviously does not solve the problem, but it certainly provides a very important relief and, above all, indicates our intention to raise wages in both the public and private sectors,” he said.

He also stated that the national economy remains in strong momentum and stressed that “it is time to support workers with a bold increase in base wages, because development dividends must be received fairly by all.”