Under the government’s proposal, the lowest payable salary will be pushed up in January from its current figure of 505 euros a month to 530 euros.


It will be further increased in 2017 to 557 euros, followed by 580 euros in 2018 and finally 600 euros in 2019.


Unions have said they would like bigger increases, while bosses have said raising the minimum wage could cause redundancies and slow down employment opportunities.