January 23 (SeeNews) - Slovenia's government has raised the minimum monthly gross wage by 4.2% to 1,254 euro ($1,362) to reflect the increase in consumer prices, it said on Tuesday.
The new amount of the minimum wage applies to the payment of work performed from January 1 of the current year onwards, the Slovenian government said in a statement.
"I call on trade unions and employers to properly revise collective agreements in the public and private sectors this year. The work of all employees must be properly evaluated and rewarded,'' labour minister Luka Mesec said in the statement.
In 2023, Slovenia lifted the gross minimum wage by 12% to 1,203 euro after raising it by 4.9% in the previous year.
Slovenia's consumer prices grew by 4.2% year-on-year in December, after rising by 4.9% in November, the country's statistical office said last month.
($ = 0.9206 euro)