European Council
- Council Decision (EU) 2020/1512 of 13 October 2020 on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States
- Council Decision (EU) 2018/1215 of 16 July 2018 on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States, ST/10464/2018/INIT, OJ L 224, 5.9.2018, p. 4–9
- Directive 2006/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation (recast), OJ L 204, 26.7.2006, p. 23–36
European Commission
- Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on adequate minimum wages in the European Union COM(2020) 682 final
- Press release: Advancing the EU social market economy - Adequate minimum wages for workers across Member States (europa.eu)
- Question and answers: Adequate minimum wages (europa.eu)
- Employment and Social Developments in Europe 2020. Leaving no one behind and striving for more: fairness and solidarity in the European social market economy – annual review 2020
- Labour Market and Wage Developments in Europe – Annual Review 2019
- Special Eurobarometer 471: Fairness, inequality and inter-generational mobility, April 2018
- Research note 2015: The interaction between minimum wages, income support, and poverty Research note 10/2015
- Commission Recommendation of 3 October 2008 on the active inclusion of people excluded from the labour market (notified under document number C(2008) 5737), OJ L 307, 18.11.2008, p. 11–14
European Parliament
- At a Glance – The Proposed Minimum Wage Directive (europa.eu) (November 2020)
- Briefing – Minimum Wage in the EU (October 2020)
- Briefing – Fair minimum wages for Europe. State of play and lessons from research, Policy Department for Economic, Scientific and Quality of Life Policies, European Parliament (September 2020).
- The minimum wage: A motor for growth or a brake on the economy? (September 2015)
- Fact Sheets on The European Union - The fight against poverty, social exclusion and discrimination
- Directive (EU) 2019/1152 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on transparent and predictable working conditions in the European Union, OJ L 186, 11.7.2019, p. 105–121
- European Parliament legislative resolution of 16 April 2019 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on transparent and predictable working conditions in the European Union (COM(2017)0797 – C8-0006/2018 – 2017/0355(COD))
- Transparent and predictable working conditions in the European Union
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
- Real minimum wages
- Issues note: Issues note: The emergence of new forms of work and their implications for labour relations, February 2018:
United Nations
International Labour Organization
- World Employment and Social Outlook – Trends 2020:
- ILO Centenary Declaration for the Future of Work, 21 June 2019: International Labour Conference
- ILO International labour standard instruments on wages
- Minimum Wage Policy Guide
Eurofound
- Minimum wages (November 2020)
- Minimum wages in 2020 – annual review
- Minimum wages in 2020: Will COVID-19 derail the quest for fair pay?
- Living, working and COVID-19 | Eurofound (europa.eu) (September 2020)
- Data on Minimum Wages in the EU (June 2020)
BusinessEurope
- Press release: Proposed EU directive on minimum wages is a recipe for disaster (October 2020)
- BusinessEurope response to 2nd stage social partner consultation on a possible action addressing the challenges related to fair minimum wages (September 2020)
- Response to first phase social partner consultation on a possible action addressing the challenges related to fair minimum wages (February 2020)
European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)
- Press release: Crucial wages directive needs improvement (October 2020)
- Reply of ETUC to 2nd Phase Consultation of Social Partners on fair minimum wages (September 2020)
- ETUC REPLY to the First Phase Consultation of Social Partners under Article 154 TFEU on a possible action addressing the challenges related to fair minimum wages
CSOs and think tanks
European Social Policy Network
- In-work poverty in Europe: a study of national policies. Synthesis Report by the European Social Policy Network (ESPN) 2019: In-work poverty in Europe: a study of national policies
Solidar
- Sustainability through SOLIDAR(ity). SOLIDAR Network contribution to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals in Europe and worldwide, 2019: Sustainability through SOLIDAR(ity). SOLIDAR Network contribution to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals in Europe and worldwide
Friedrich Ebert Stiftung
- Contours of a European Minimum Wage Policy (October 2014): Contours of a European Minimum Wage Policy
Jacques Delors Institute
ETUI
Social Europe
- Minimum-wage directive: yes, but … – Torsten Müller and Thorsten Schulten (socialeurope.eu) (November 2020)