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Directive (EU) 2022/20412020/0310(COD)COM(2020)682

Adequate minimum wages in the European Union

Stage
In force, reached 25 Oct 2022
In force
In force since 14 Nov 2022 · CELEX 32022L2041
Transposition deadline
15 Nov 2024
Procedure
Ordinary legislative procedure
Rapporteurs
Agnes Jongerius (S&D), Dennis Radtke (EPP)
Lead DG
DG EMPL
Last activity
25 Oct 2022
38 entries · record as of 14 Sept 2026

Where it stands

Latest: Published in the Official Journal, 25 Oct 2022.

Show the earlier record: 25 dates, 29 Oct 2020 to 15 Sept 2022
  1. 29 Oct 2020
    • Adoption by Commission
  2. 30 Oct 2020
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  3. 11 Nov 2020
    • Plenary sitting
    • Referred to committee
  4. 16 Dec 2020
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  5. 18 Dec 2020
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  6. 31 Dec 2020
    • Feedback on adopted proposal closed: Initiative on adequate minimum wages, 107 responses · Commission
  7. 26 Jan 2021
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  8. 27 Jan 2021
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  9. 1 Feb 2021
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  10. 4 Mar 2021
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  11. 29 Mar 2021
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  12. 30 Mar 2021
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  13. 15 Apr 2021
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  14. 28 Apr 2021
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  15. 31 May 2021
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  16. 4 Jun 2021
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  17. 11 Jun 2021
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  18. 24 Aug 2021
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  19. 21 Oct 2021
    • Plenary sitting
  20. 22 Nov 2021
    • Plenary sitting
  21. 25 Nov 2021
    • Plenary endorsed the trilogue mandate
    • Plenary vote
    • Plenary sitting
  22. 26 Nov 2021
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  23. 13 Sept 2022
    • Debate in plenary
  24. 14 Sept 2022
    • EP position at first reading
    • Plenary amended the proposal
    • Plenary vote
  25. 15 Sept 2022
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  1. 21 Sept 2022
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  2. 23 Sept 2022
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  3. 29 Sept 2022
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  4. 3 Oct 2022
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  5. 4 Oct 2022
    • Approval of the EP's first reading position by the Council (adoption of the legislative act)
  6. 17 Oct 2022
    • Plenary sitting
  7. 19 Oct 2022
    • Signed
  8. 25 Oct 2022
    • Published in the Official Journal
8 people

Who is on it

The Parliament's rapporteurs, shadow rapporteurs and opinion rapporteurs currently on this file.

RoleNameGroupCountryCommittee
Co-rapporteurAgnes JongeriusS&DNLEMPL
Co-rapporteurDennis RadtkeEPPDEEMPL
Shadow rapporteurAnna ZalewskaECRPLEMPL
Shadow rapporteurDominique BildePfEFREMPL
Shadow rapporteurMonica SemedoRenewLUEMPL
Shadow rapporteurMounir SatouriGreens/EFAFREMPL
Shadow rapporteurÖzlem DemirelThe LeftDEEMPL
Rapporteur for opinionLina GálvezS&DESFEMM
106 amendments

Amendments

Tabled on 9 Sept 2022. The texts are in the amendment documents below.

By committee

  • EMPL106

By article

  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part1
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a1
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b1
  • Article 1 – paragraph 21
  • Article 1 – paragraph 31
  • Article 10 – paragraph 11
  • Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)1
  • Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b a – point ii (new)1
  • Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point ii1
  • Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point iii1
Show 20 more provisions
  • Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point iv1
  • Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)1
  • Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b – point ii1
  • Article 10 – paragraph 31
  • Article 10 – paragraph 41
  • Article 10 – paragraph 51
  • Article 11 – paragraph 11
  • Article 11 – paragraph 21
  • Article 12 – paragraph 11
  • Article 13 – paragraph 11
  • Article 14 – paragraph 11
  • Article 15 – paragraph 11
  • Article 16 – paragraph 11
  • Article 16 – paragraph 31
  • Article 16 – paragraph 3 a (new)1
  • Article 17 – paragraph 21
  • Article 2 – paragraph 11
  • Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 11
  • Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 21
  • Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 31

Covers 30 of the 106 amendments.

15 documents

Documents

Newest first. Each opens at its source.

1 consultation

Consultations on it

The Commission's Have Your Say consultations linked to this file. Where we publish the positions filed, the title opens them here.

ConsultationFeedback deadlineFeedback received
31 Dec 2020107

Summary

Generated

The directive establishes a framework to promote adequate statutory minimum wages and strengthen collective bargaining on pay across the EU. It primarily affects low-wage workers, employers, and social partners in member states. The legislation entered into force in October 2022, obliging member states to transpose its provisions into national law.

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