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1.6 The labour market (A-level only)

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Question 11

Context 2: THE EUROPEAN LABOUR MARKET CONTEXT

Extract D

Table (i): National Minimum Wage, Euros per Month, Selected Countries, January 2022

CountryMinimum Wage (Euros per month)
Bulgaria350
Latvia500
Greece800
Portugal850
Spain1120
France1600
Germany1700
Netherlands1750
Luxembourg2200

Table (ii): Percentage of Employees Earning 105% or Less of the National Minimum Wage, Selected Countries, 2022

Country% of Employees
Portugal11
Luxembourg8
France10
Latvia7
Germany4
Netherlands3
Bulgaria5
Spain2
Greece1

Using Extract D, Table (i), calculate the Portuguese minimum wage as a percentage of that of Germany, and identify one significant point of comparison between information in Table (i) and information in Table (ii).

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