Summer job in Europe? Here is the country with by far the highest minimum wage

Are you a student and looking for a job before the summer? Or are you someone who is looking for something new in professional life?

There are job opportunities even outside Sweden’s borders, and in some countries you are also guaranteed a minimum wage according to the country’s current laws.

Summer work abroad – here you get minimum wage

In the EU, there are 21 countries that have statutory minimum wages, unlike Sweden, which instead has starting wages in many collective agreements.

With minimum wages, it means that you who work have a guaranteed salary of a certain amount, regardless of occupation in the country, according to the site ekonomifakta.se.

Do you know the countries where it is most lucrative to work? Here are 10 countries with the highest minimum wages in the EU for those who want to work abroad in the summer:

  • Luxembourg – SEK 24,510
  • Belgium – SEK 19,520
  • Ireland – SEK 18,800
  • The Netherlands – SEK 18,600
  • Germany – SEK 18,470
  • France – SEK 17,430
  • Spain – SEK 12,360
  • Slovenia – SEK 11,380
  • Greece – SEK 8,810
  • Portugal – SEK 8,710
  • This applies if you are going to work in an EU country

    Best of all, you don’t even need a work permit as you can work freely within the EU, as long as you follow the tax laws within the country.

    According to the site europa.eu so all EU citizens, who work in the EU, have the right to all the common laws that apply to the member countries.

  • You do not need a work permit, regardless of whether you are employed or self-employed.
  • According to the Riksdag there is free movement in the EU’s internal market, which means that all EU citizens “have the right to settle and work in other EU countries without requiring a work or residence permit”
  • At the workplace, you have the same rights as the country’s own citizens (salary, working environment, social insurance and tax benefits, as well as the right to re-employment if you are wrongfully dismissed.
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