he Executive authority The new official minimum income was set by a decree published in the Official Gazette on Wednesday. This procedure sets a timeline Consecutive updates For the next ten months after the mismatch. The administrative decision is determined Minimum wage values For monthly and daily workers within the scope of the Employment Contracts Law and the National Public Administration.
The scheme drawn up by the Ministry of Labor provides immediate updating. he Base income is $334,800 as of December 2025. This figure represents the second tranche of the scheduled increase, as the regulations are retroactive to November, when the minimum was $328,400.
Previous value Its price reached 322 thousand dollars.. The amendment directly affects workers outside the agreement and serves as a reference for the informal sector. It also affects the calculation of the teacher’s initial salary and the social programs associated with this indicator. Resolution 9/2025 specified the amounts for those who completed the full legal day.
The government has designed a monthly increases plan that extends for a large part of next year. The target refers to a Gradual modification of assets. The automatic update schedule is formed as follows for the first half of 2026:
The regulations supplement the scheme with two final amendments. For July, the Minimum Living and Mobile Wage (SMVM) will be $372,400. The final planned section goes into effect in August 1, 2026, and the base salary is set at $376,600.
This amendment reaches all workers included in the employment contract system, the agricultural labor system and state entities that act as employers. The decision clarifies the extent to which these values are appropriate to the cases Reduced working hours or special recruitment methods.
The official procedure also states the hourly rate for Paid employees. The initial value for November 2025 is set at $1642. This amount will see the same relative changes month after month as the monthly salary, accompanying the upward curve until August of the following year.
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Updating the minimum wage modifies the parameters for the calculation Financial aid for the unemployed. The decision sets a formula directly linked to the worker’s previous income and the current minimum salary.
The interest will be equal to 75% of the highest net monthly salary the worker received during the previous six months Upon termination of the employment relationship. The regulations set minimum and maximum limits for this benefit. The amount to be collected may not be less than 50% of the current minimum wage or exceed 100% of the same value in any case.
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