Changes his landscape minimum wage of workers In the private and public sectors, as well as benefits from April 1, 2025 due to the 6%increase, which was announced today (26.3.25), Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, at the Council of Ministers meeting.
According to Announcement by Mr. Mitsotakisthe gross minimum wage of private employees in the private sector from April 1 will amount to € 880 against EUR 830 (or by 50 euros) until March 31, 2025.
As a consequence of the increase in the minimum wage, under the law of Ceramics (2024), the import salary will increase to the State from EUR 850 to EUR 880, that is, it will increase by 30 euros.
However, the increase of 30 euros (gross) will be received from April 1, 2025, all horizontally, regardless of civil servants (administrators, judges, teachers, uniforms, etc.), regardless of their education (compulsory education, secondary, or secondary education, secondary, or secondary education). Single payroll of the State, or in the various special salaries.
Further, from April 1, the minimum wages of those employees who had regulated a service allowance of 10%, 20% or 30% depending on whether after January 1, 2024, are established 3 years, 6 years or respectively 9 years.
Thus, for example, employee paid the minimum wage and a recognized 6 -year service on March 31, 2025. receives a fee of 996 euros (ie 20% on the minimum wage of 830 euros). As of April 1, 2025, the employee’s minimum wage with a recognized 6 -year service will amount to 1055 euros, that is, he will increase by nearly 60 euros.
Also, the 6% increase will be paid by Easter by Wednesday, April 16, 2025, as it will be calculated on the basis of the 1 April minimum wage. The employee of the previous example will be entitled to Easter Gift of 522 euros mixed instead of 498 euros.
In addition, a 6% increase will receive all DBA unemployment benefits, as they are calculated as a ratio of the minimum wage. For example, the main supply of the DBA, that is, the regular unemployment benefit for full -time employment will be almost € 540 from April 1, 2025, compared to about € 510, up to March 31, 2025.