The registered unemployment rate was 5%. in August – reported the Central Bureau of Statistics.
The registered unemployment rate was 5%. end of August this year. compared to 5 percent a month earlier, the Central Bureau of Statistics (GUS) reported. In August 2022, this percentage was 5.2%.
The number of registered unemployed at the end of August 2023 was 782.5 thousand. compared to 782.4 thousand a month earlier.
As previously announced by the Ministry of Family and Social Policy (MRPiS), the registered unemployment rate is estimated to have fallen to 5%. at the end of August compared to 5 percent at the end of the previous month.
The number of newly registered unemployed was 103.3 thousand. in August 2023 compared to 102.1 thousand a month earlier, the Central Bureau of Statistics reported. The number of newly registered unemployed a year ago was 106.8 thousand, reports the Central Bureau of Statistics.
The minimum wage will be higher than PLN 4,000 next year. zloty
In June this year the government proposed a minimum salary of PLN 4,242 gross per month from January 1, 2024, and PLN 4.3 thousand from July 1. zloty. The proposed hourly rate was PLN 27.7 from January 1 and PLN 28.1 from July 1.
The amounts proposed by the government were subsequently negotiated with the social partners. Within this period, the Social Dialogue Council failed to agree on the level of the minimum wage. That is why the Council of Ministers has determined the level of the minimum wage in 2024 by regulation.
This year, the minimum wage has been increased to PLN 3,490 gross from January 1, and to PLN 3,600 gross from July 1, 2023.
We know the latest prosperity index
Prosperity index reflecting the economic state of society – in September this year. rose 0.5 point m/m, the Investment and Economic Cycles Office reported.
The decisive factor for the improvement of the indicator was lower inflation and an increase in real wages of about 1.5%. y/y.
As highlighted in the report, due to staff shortages, employers are more willing to offer wage increases for fear of losing an employee to the competition.
Source: Do Rzeczy
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