Hourly minimum wage to go up an extra 1.2% - rejected

Please note: this bill has been rejected by the Senate (Eerste Kamer)

What changes?

On 1 July 2024 the mandatory hourly minimum wage will go up. The minimum wage is indexed (adjusted) every six months, to rise along with collective labour agreements (CAO) wages. On 1 July there will be an extra 1.2% increase of the minimum hourly wage.

The minimum wage is expected to be raised from €13.27 per hour to at least €13.43 per hour. The exact increase depends on the six-monthly indexation.

View the gross amounts of the current minimum wage and minimum youth wage.

For whom?

• entrepreneurs with employees

When?

The change in law has been rejected by the upper house of parliament (Senate or Eerste Kamer, in Dutch).