By decision of the Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Costis Hatzidakis, from 1 January 2022 the minimum wage is increased to 663 euros and the minimum daily wage for manual workers is set at 29.62 euros.
The decision is signed following the concurrence of the Cabinet of Ministers last July following a recommendation by the then Minister in charge, Yannis Vroutsis.
According to an announcement by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, as of 1 January 2022, the legal minimum wage and the legal minimum daily wage for full-time employment for employees and workers throughout the country will be determined on the basis of current legislation as follows:
α) For employees the minimum wage is increased by 2% and set at EUR 663 from EUR 650 previously.
b) For manual workers the minimum daily wage is also increased by 2% and is set at 29.62 euros from 29.04 euros previously.
In relation to the procedure of the additional increase of the legal minimum wage and the legal minimum wage in 2022, the ministry notes that «the recent statements of both Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Kostis Hatzidakis are fully valid».
