This measure of the public pension system, aimed at strengthening the financial sustainability of Social Security, introduces an additional progressive contribution on top of the standard contributions, which applies exclusively to high-income earners.
This Directive broadens the existing framework and introduces more harmonised and comparable criteria across the EU, with the aim of strengthening pay equality, improving salary transparency and facilitating the detection of the gender pay gap.
This body acts as a preliminary stage aimed at resolving disputes between employers and employees more quickly and, where possible, avoid judicial proceedings.
The new SMI is set at €1,221 gross per month in 14 payments, equivalent to €17,094 gross per year, representing a 3.1% increase compared to the previous year.
The two weeks of paid parental leave are considered part of the leave for birth and care of a child, which currently amounts to 19 paid weeks per parent after the 2025 reform.
The increase in the maximum contribution base and the rise of the MEI rate to 0.90% will lead to higher contribution efforts, especially for employees with high salaries and for companies with above average pay structures.