DutchNews, April 21, 2016
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| Photo: Regering.nl |
The minimum wage for
youngsters is to be increased slightly and the age at which adult rates kicks
in will be reduced in stages from 23 to 21, social affairs minister Lodewijk
Asscher is set to announce later today.
The plan is one of several contained in
a new package of measures aimed at getting more people into work. The package
has been put together with employers and unions, and unions in particular have
been keen to see changes to youth pay.
Currently one in six of the under-23s earns
the minimum wage, compared with one in 20 people on adult incomes. An
18-year-old on minimum pay earns €32 a day before tax and premiums. The
over-22s earn €70.
The minister is also expected to announce changes to the way
seasonal workers are employed and help for small firms faced with paying ill
workers sick pay for two years.
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