The acting Minister of Finance, Labor and Transfers, Hekuran Murati, has invited representatives of the business community to a meeting today to discuss the issue of increasing the minimum wage.
The senior researcher at the Kosovo Law Institute (IKD), Naim Jakaj, emphasizes that the process for setting the minimum wage in Kosovo can begin only after the Economic and Social Council (ESC) has been constituted and there is a functional Government, according to the procedures defined by law. According to him, any consultation or decision outside this procedure will not have legal power, sources from the relevant institutions say.
“According to the legal procedure, determining the minimum wage includes several mandatory steps: The constitution of the Economic and Social Council (ESC) – a tripartite body representing the Government, trade unions and economic chambers. The proposal of the minimum wage amount by trade unions, the Ministry of Finance, Labor and Transfers, as well as the economic chambers. The publication of the proposals on the Platform for Public Consultations for at least 15 days. Addressing the comments and recommendations by the ESC. The final decision from the ESC, which is then sent to the Government for approval and the implementation of the decision, which enters into force on February 1, 2026,” Jakaj wrote on Facebook.
Currently, the minimum wage in our country is 350 euros gross. This increase was made in August of last year, a few days after the Law on Minimum Wage came into force, which foresaw an increase of the minimum wage to 264 euros gross. Until the new law came into force, the minimum wage in Kosovo was 130 euros for workers under 35 years old and 170 euros for workers up to 65 years old.
