The President of the Republic Mr.Nicos Anastasiades chaired today a meeting at the Presidential Palace on the regulation of the national minimum wage, with the participation of the Minister of Labour and Social Insurance Mr. Kyriakos Kousios and representatives of trade unions and employers' organisations.
After the meeting, the Government Spokesman, Mr. Kyriakos Kousios, spoke at the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs and the Ministry of Labour and Social Security. Marios Pelekanos told reporters that "the aim of the meeting was through the discussion of the social partners, employers and employees, to identify the points of convergence, but also the disagreements, in order to enable the consultation on the introduction of the minimum wage to be completed as soon as possible, which was extended due first to the health problem and then due to the loss of Zeta Emilianidou.
As the discussion identified some differences between employers' organisations and trade unions, the President asked for the dialogue to continue under the auspices of the Minister of Labour and Social Insurance, but within a strict timetable.
Despite the fact that there are differences in the assessments of employers and trade unions, as can be concluded from today's discussion, with a demonstration of goodwill by the parties involved, the dialogue can be completed and these differences can be bridged.
In any case, the President assured that the Government's decision is to establish a National Minimum Wage soon."
Asked if the employers' organizations brought new proposals to the table, the Spokesman said that he had not been present at previous meetings, adding, however, that "during today's meeting, the views of all those present were presented, there are points where there are differences as well as points where there are convergences. We should expect in the next few weeks to complete the dialogue under the auspices of the Minister of Labour and Social Security and immediately afterwards we can proceed with any decisions as a government."[/P
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