Overview

• The Basque Government presented a sectoral minimum wage proposal of around €1,390 in 14 payments to the social dialogue table.
• The amount exceeds Spain’s national minimum wage of €1,180 by up to 17% and draws on data from the EPA and Wage Cost Survey.
• Unions CC OO and UGT hailed €1,390 as the most optimistic figure in the study’s recommended range of €1,268 to €1,385.
• The study was commissioned six months ago by the Basque ministry of Economy, Labour and Employment to safeguard purchasing power amid rising living costs.
• Employers’ association Confebask has yet to respond as formal negotiations resume under the government’s framework.