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Nordic countries have minimum wages defined by collective bargaining agreements rather than the law - because unionization is so strong and the agreed minimums
by djrobstep 6y ago
Nordic countries have minimum wages defined by collective bargaining agreements rather than the law - because unionization is so strong and the agreed minimums are relatively good, they don't really need national legal ones.
- Kiro 6y agoYes, but it's still optional. Only 39% of small companies have signed a collective agreement in Sweden. Companies refusing unionization and paying way below the union rates is a real problem: https://www.breakit.se/artikel/7599/i-spent-two-weeks-delivering-for-uber-eats-and-made-4-4-per-hour https://www.breakit.se/artikel/7599/i-spent-two-weeks-delive... Even most people in Sweden think there is a legal minimum wage and are surprised to hear it's 0 and that you can legally pay someone 0.01 an hour.