Regulating Minimum Wages

Abstract:

The regulation of minimum wages is a key issue at the intersection of European and national labour law. This conference brings together experts to reflect on current challenges and future developments. The first session will explore different policy approaches to minimum wages and their social and economic impact. The second session will focus on the EU Directive on adequate minimum wages, raising the central question of competences between the Union and the Member States. The third session will present insights from selected national experiences, offering a comparative glance on implementation and reform. Finally, the closing session will look ahead to the future of EU social policy and examine the role of social partners in shaping labour standards across the EU.

MONDAY, 10 NOVEMBER

13.00 Welcome - Light Lunch

14.00 Introduction

Luca RATTI, University of Luxembourg

14.30 SESSION I – MINIMUM WAGE POLICIES

Chair: Luca RATTI, University of Luxembourg

Christine AUMAYR-PINTAR, Eurofound

Torsten MÜLLER, ETUI

Valeria PULIGNANO, KULeuven

Claudia SCHUBERT, University of Hamburg

16:00 Coffee break

16:30 SESSION II – THE EU DIRECTIVE ON ADEQUATE MINIMUM WAGES: WHOSE

COMPETENCE?

Chair: Elisabeth BRAMESHUBER, University of Vienna

Nicola COUNTOURIS, UCL London

Emanuele MENEGATTI, University of Bologna

Daniel ULBER, University of Trier

TUESDAY, 11 NOVEMBER

09:00 SESSION III - PERSPECTIVES FROM SELECTED EU MEMBER STATES

Chair: Vincenzo PIETROGIOVANNI, University of Southern Denmark

Michael DOHERTY, Maynooth University, Dublin

Daniel PÉREZ DEL PRADO, University Carlos III Madrid

Łukasz PISARCZYK, University of Silesia, Katowice

Mette SØSTED HEMME, Aarhus University

Stamatina YANNAKOUROU, European University Cyprus

11:00 Coffee break

11:30 SESSION IV – THE FUTURE OF EU SOCIAL POLICY AND THE ROLE OF SOCIAL PARTNERS

Chair: Takis TRIDIMAS, Luxembourg Centre for European Law, University of Luxembourg

Catherine BARNARD, Cambridge University

Roland ERNE, University College Dublin

Antonio LO FARO, University of Catania

Sophie ROBIN-OLIVIER, Sorbonne Law School

13:00 Conclusion

Venue :

University of Luxembourg

Campus Kirchberg - Weicker Building

Room A401(fourth floor)

4, rue Alphonse Weicker, L-2721 Luxembourg

Language :

English

Online:

10 November:

https://unilu.webex.com/unilu/j.php?MTID=m567f8ef4fdbd431f7ff1cf6f07414c3c

11 November:

https://unilu.webex.com/unilu/j.php?MTID=mc7f48693f75f24a202e44b6e3cc4c9ba

This conference is FREE. Registration is required.