The Government wants to exhaust all possibilities of a consensus between the social partners, before making a decision on increasing the national minimum wage (NMW), which is frozen at 485 euros since 2011 But, at the end of the second meeting the working group is discussing the matter, representatives of trade unions and employers’ confederations again showed opposing views, revealing that this consensus will be difficult.
At the end of the meeting that took place this Wednesday at the Permanent Commission for Social Dialogue (CPCS), the Secretary of State for Employment took the decision to raise the minimum wage “will of the Government,” but rather wants to try a “general understanding in parameters which are under consideration. “
” There is here no postponement. The Government is interested in exhausting the possibility of a possible consensus between the social partners. Could not even get a general understanding in relation to the amounts, beginning of validity and duration of the term, “said Octavio Oliveira.
But Farias, CGTP’s representative in the working group, realizes some signals begin to draw up. The CGTP advocates an increase to 515 euros with retroactive effect June 1, but “there seems to be an increased propensity for later this year and that is effective for 15 months. We are talking about an extremely low value, between 500 and 505 euros. “
The signals do not have the agreement of the CGTP who understands that the proposal” is not at all reasonable, nor fair. “
It UGT dropped the proposal which provided EUR 500 on July 1, but says it does not sag in its proposed minimum of 505 euros, considering that the update can now take place in October. “When the UGT advances with a rise to 505 euros in 15 months,” said Luís Correia, representing the UGT in the working group, in the sense that there is “feasibility of a practical standpoint.”
The next meeting of the CPCS is scheduled for the next 30 days, the schedule is not yet closed, but the Secretary of State for Employment says that “it is natural that this issue continues to be discussed.” But there will be bilateral meetings and other schedules may arise following possible developments.
Only the unions spoke outside the meeting. But on the side of employers, positions are already well defined.’s Confederations of Industry and Agriculture accept 500 euros this year. Already Confederation of Trade and Services of Portugal (CCP) argues that this value should only be in force 1 January 2015
with PCP draft resolution on SMN
Also this Wednesday, the parliamentary group of PCP presented a draft resolution to immediately increase the minimum wage to 515 euros, retroactive to June 1, aiming to get progressively to 600 euros in January 2016.
“It is a proposal from the most elementary justice,” said Communist deputy Jorge Machado on the diploma, yet to be scheduled for discussion in plenary of the Assembly.
For the parliamentary PCP, “the Government may have another fact in mind, it is the electoral calendar and use the minimum wage increase as an electoral instrument.” But he warned quoted by Lusa, “says the Portuguese that do not be fooled because it is the same government that has significantly increased the taxes and contributions, in practice, retired purchasing power.”
“The government (…) plan to spend the idea that is committed to raising the minimum wage. That’s a lie. Used the excuse of the troika, fail to take it and now uses the excuse of social dialogue and the lack of agreement, not being engaged in that agreement, “said Representative PCP, referring to meetings between unions, employers and executive.
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