Minimum wage
The government approved a regulation on the coefficient for calculating the minimum wage in 2025 and 2026, which sets one of the key parameters of the minimum wage indexation mechanism. The regulation was issued on the basis of the mandate of the Labour Code, which sets out the minimum wage indexation mechanism and the government's obligations in the process of updating the minimum wage. The Regulation does not set the actual amount of the minimum wage, but determines the coefficients for its subsequent calculation. Similarly, the lowest levels of the guaranteed wage will be announced.
The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs announced in Communication No. 286/2024 Coll. the basic rate of the minimum wage, which is CZK 20 800 per month as of 1 January 2025 (in 2024 the minimum wage was CZK 18 900). The hourly rate of the minimum wage increases from CZK 112.50 to CZK 124.40 for a fixed weekly working time of 40 hours. Furthermore, this communication adjusts the range of the amount of the supplement for work in difficult working environments, i.e. CZK 1 040 to CZK 3 120 per month.
With effect from 1 January 2025, the guaranteed wage in the private sector is also abolished; the guaranteed wage groups remain in force only for the state and public sphere. Only 4 groups of guaranteed wage are now designated. For private sector employers, the only threshold for determining the minimum wage - the minimum wage.
Group of works | year 2025 | year 2024 | ||
Guaranteed hourly wage | Guaranteed monthly wage | Guaranteed hourly wage | Guaranteed monthly wage | |
1 | CZK 124.40 | CZK 20 800 | CZK 112.50 | CZK 18 900 |
2 | CZK 149.30 | CZK 24 960 | CZK 116.10 | CZK 19 500 |
3 | CZK 174.20 | CZK 29 120 | CZK 126.80 | CZK 21 300 |
4 | CZK 199.10 | CZK 33 280 | CZK 129.80 | CZK 21 800 |
Author: Martina Farářová, HR & Payroll Services, Manager
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