The EU's new minimum wage Directive: Implications for Austria?

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  • Sophie Schwertner University of Vienna

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25365/vlr-2022-6-1-30

Keywords:

European Union, minimum wage, collective bargaining, social partners

Abstract

The European Union aims to improve people's working and living conditions by establishing a framework for adequate minimum wages in the EU. In order to achieve this goal the European Commission has put forward a proposal on a Directive on adequate minimum wages in the EU. This article discusses the validity of the Directive's legal basis, provides an in-depth analysis of the main provisions and maps out its potential impact on Austrian labour law.

Author Biography

Sophie Schwertner, University of Vienna

Sophie Schwertner is a research assistant at the Department of Labour Law and Law of Social Security of the University of Vienna. Contact: sophie.schwertner@univie.ac.at. This article is an extended and updated version of a paper published in Italian in 2021 (La proposta di direttiva sui salari minimi adeguati. Prime valutazioni e implicazioni per l’Austria, Diritto delle Relazioni Industriali, 2/2021).

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Published

2022-10-25

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Vol. 6 No. 1 (2022): University of Vienna Law Review

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