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Minimum wage employment edges down while labour strikes stabilize after 2023 peak
- 2025 saw 610,000 workers on minimum wage, about 6,000 fewer than 2024, equal to 6.7% of the workforce.
- The gross minimum hourly wage for workers 21+ stood at €14.06 in 2025, up about 6% from 2024.
- EU comparison shows Luxembourg and Ireland higher, but Netherlands trails in wage growth over five years.
- Strikes declined to 23 in 2025, down from a peak of 52 in 2023, aligning with long-term averages.
- Total lost working days due to strikes rose to about 60,000 in 2025, as strikes lasted longer.
- Education sector incurred the largest strike impact with over 28,000 lost working days.
- In 2025, 311,000 women and 300,000 men earned the minimum wage, representing 7% and 6.3% of their groups.
- The 20–25 age group accounted for 16% of minimum-wage workers in 2025, down from 16.7%.
- Only Luxembourg and Ireland exceed the Netherlands in minimum wage levels in the EU.
- Public sentiment remains positive about CAOs and salaries despite fewer strikes.
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