Comparison of minimum wages in EU countries in the context of the impact on employment
LTMinimalus darbo užmokestis yra mažiausia piniginė nauda, kurią darbdavys privalo užtikrinti įprastai žemiausios kvalifikacijos ir įgūdžių darbuotojams. Tačiau minimalaus darbo užmokesčio lygis ne visada atitinka konkrečios šalies pragyvenimo išlaidas, todėl net ir dominantis nominalus minimalus darbo užmokestis, atsižvelgiant į realias sąlygas, gali būti žemas. Tai išreiškiama perkamosios galios paritetu. Atliktas tyrimas, kuriame koncentruojamasi į minimalaus darbo užmokesčio lygį, perkamosios galios paritetą ir užimtumą pasirinktose šalyse. Reikšminiai žodžiai: minimalus darbo užmokestis, darbo rinka, perkamosios galios pariteto lygis, 20–64 m. asmenų užimtumas.
ENThe minimum wage is the lowest monetary benefit that an employer is obliged to provide to employees, usually of the lowest qualification and performance. It is the lowest cost of an employee’s work, providing him or her with a certain reasonable standard of living, at the minimum recognised social threshold. However, the level of the minimum wage does not always correspond to the cost of living in a given country, so even an interesting nominal minimum wage may be low in real terms. This is expressed in terms of purchasing power parity. We have prepared a study in which we focus on the level of the minimum wage, purchasing power parity and employment in selected countries. The aim is to show that a minimum wage is just a number that does not help us to determine living standards. In order to achieve the objective, we have identified the following tasks: to find out the level of the minimum wage, the level of employment of people aged 20-64, the level of purchasing power parity in selected countries and to calculate the percentage changes in these indicators over the period under review. Keywords: minimum wage, labour market, level of purchasing power parity, employment of people aged 20-64.
