Legal basis for minimum wage legislation
11.2.2020
Priority question for written answer P-000809/2020
to the Commission
Rule 138
Kira Marie Peter-Hansen (Verts/ALE)
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has announced that the Commission will be proposing a legal instrument to bring in a fair minimum wage for all workers in the EU.
A College of Europe research paper [1] makes the point, however, that the Commission does not have the authority to introduce wage legislation under Article 153(5) TFEU.
- 1.What legal basis will the Commission use in order to propose a fair minimum wage?
- 2.If the Commission does take Article 153(5) TFEU as the legal basis, how does it think that will be compatible with the wording of the article, which reads: ‘5. The provisions of this Article shall not apply to pay, the right of association, the right to strike or the right to impose lock-outs.’ [2]
Last updated: 25 September 2020