We have made a small step with the minimum wage proposal.
"This initial political agreement will go back to the Social Affairs Committee of the European Parliament for approval, will be approved by the EP Plenary and by the European Council," Georgiou says.
He also notes that the question is what the EPP will do, adding that it can change the substance of the agreement with various amendments, thus deconstructing the proposal, which contains good elements.
The proposal ensures a sufficient salary to live decently, stresses the left-wing MEP, adding that the social partners should take part in the debate, while collective agreements should cover 80% of workers.
Furthermore, he points out that the minimum wage criteria, services and essentials should be set based on the market value and the data of each country, there should be a right of appeal when a worker feels that his/her minimum wage is being violated and there should be no shortcomings such as non-payment of overtime, labour intensification, undeclared work, subcontracting, etc. "The proposal provides for the protection of workers and trade unionists", he explains to the Cyprus News Agency.
As far as Cyprus is concerned, Georgiou says that the discussion is 90% advanced and the conclusion remains. "I hope and pray that the issue will be closed," he notes, adding that there will be collective agreements for those professions covered and a piece of legislation that will establish a mechanism to determine the minimum wage, which will have nothing to do with the single European wage. In Bulgaria the minimum wage is 312 euros, while in Luxembourg it is 2,100, Georgiou said.
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