Sánchez tightens the screws on businessmen: demands a general wage increase in the face of the CPI increase
He calls for sensitivity from employers to union claims to renew the Agreement for Employment and Collective Bargaining and announces a new increase in the minimum wage.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has announced a new increase in the minimum wage and urged employers to be more sensitive to union demands as the government prepares to renew the Agreement for Employment and Collective Bargaining. The current minimum wage is 1,221 euros per month, which was increased by 3.1% last year, and Sánchez has pledged to ensure it reaches 60% of the average salary.
He called on employers, specifically CEOE and Cepyme, to negotiate a new agreement, which has been expired since January 1, 2026, and to consider salary increases of around 4% annually for the next three years, as demanded by unions UGT and CCOO.
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