Innovations of Greek Law 5163/2024 Transposing Adequate Minimum Wage Directive (EU) 2022/2041

2025/12/17 by Yannakourou, Stamatina
#Action plan #Adequacy #Automatic adjustment #Collective bargaining #Greek minimum wage law #Statutory minimum wage #Wage governance

paper · doi:10.6092/issn.1561-8048/23543

Abstract

This article examines the main legal and institutional innovations introduced by Greek Law 5163/2024, which transposes Directive (EU) 2022/2041 on adequate minimum wages. Law 5163/2024 replaces the earlier, narrowly framed domestic regime with a comprehensive framework that establishes universal coverage and introduces new statutory definitions; extends minimum-wage protection to the public sector; mandates the development of an action plan to promote collective bargaining; strengthens the institutional architecture for evidence-based wage-setting; and institutes an automatic annual adjustment mechanism, subject to specific suspension grounds and safeguarded by a non-regression clause. The article analyses, interprets, and assesses each innovation, highlighting associated interpretative and governance challenges.

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