The government announces a 1.6% increase in the minimum wage from December 1, raising it to €1,502

The increase in the minimum wage of 1.6% on December 1 will be "the second largest increase in 20 years", said Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu on Monday, November 9, defending a "boost" which "is not just symbolic" in an attempt to calm social anger. “I think we should not despise” this increase, declared the Prime Minister during a press conference. “This revaluation has been documented (…) so that it is not a source of job destruction”, also underlined Sébastien Lecornu.

Also read • Direct Social Conference: the government announces an increase in the minimum wage of 1.6% to bring it to 1,502 euros net on December 1 "During the year 2026, that is to say since January 1, the minimum wage has increased by 5.3%", specified the minister. Enough to represent an increase of around 75 euros. “It’s a substantial effort,” he added.

"It's a boost since the mechanism is to ask - and we did it this morning in a very clear way - that the professional branches take up the subject, and open very rapid negotiations, from next week, that we have a real dynamic of branch negotiation to raise the conventional minimums taking into account this new minimum wage", declared Jean-Pierre Farandou, Minister of Labor. The minimum wage will be increased to around 1,502 euros per month from December 1, or almost 24 additional euros, according to Labor Minister Jean-Pierre Farandou.

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