The Polish Prime Minister, Mateusz Morawiecki, has said that the 16% minimum hourly rate hike means that the government is restoring the dignity of work.
The minimum hourly wage has gone up to PLN 22.80 (EUR 4.87) from PLN 19.70 (EUR 4.21).
“From January 1, the minimum hourly wage has risen to PLN 22.80 per hour and from July 1 it will grow to PLN 23.50 per hour!” Morawiecki wrote on Facebook on January 3. “Never again starvation wages and rates!”
The prime minister said that “the Law and Justice government is keeping its promises and restoring the dignity of work.”
Under Polish law, the government is obliged to raise the minimum wage twice in a year when the projected inflation rate is higher than 5%. The latest CPI reading, for November 2022, was at 17.5%.
From January, the minimum monthly wage went up to PLN 3,490 (EUR 745.50) from PLN 3,010 (EUR 643) and would be further increased to PLN 3,600 (EUR 769) from July 1. (The First News/Business World Magazine)
