Report covering the most significant developments of employment law at EU level in the period of Q2 2022.

We cover the following updates regarding legislative developments, case law and EU policy:

Legislative Developments

Draft Directive on minimum wages

On 28 October 2020, the European Commission adopted a proposal for a Directive on adequate minimum wages. The intention of the directive is to establish a framework to improve the adequacy of minimum wages and to increase workers’ access to minimum wage protection. It aims at promoting collective bargaining on wages and improving the enforcement and monitoring of the minimum wage protection.

Moreover, Member States with statutory minimum wages will need to put in place a sound governance framework for setting and updating minimum wages, which means:

• clear criteria for minimum wage setting;
• the use of indicative reference values to guide the assessment of the adequacy of minimum wage;
• regular and timely updates of minimum wages;
• establishing consultative bodies, in which social partners will be able to participate;
• ensuring that variations and deductions of statutory minimum wages respect the principles of non-discrimination and proportionality, including the pursuit of a legitimate aim; and
• effectively involving social partners in statutory minimum wage setting and updating.

It is not the intention of the directive to oblige Member States to introduce minimum wages, nor does it establish the level of pay or set a...

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