For the minimum wage of 23.90 francs SP, GreenAL and middle/EPP. They spoke against it SVP, FDP as well as die GLP the end.

to die GLP described the minimum wage as “state intervention in the well-functioning labour market». For die SVP it is a «bureaucratic nightmare for companies».

This put employment at risk. to die FDP Had already announced at a certain point that they would consider the referendum if the municipal council said yes. Then the people would have the last word.

For the council majority and the city council, however, the minimum wage is an important socio-political measure. “The labour market works for 96 percent of Zurich residents.

But a minimum wage is needed for the other four percent,” said social director Raphael Golta (SP). Jobs would not be lost as a result.

Of course, the implementation will cause discussions. “But we are ready to lead this with the social partners.” Which companies are subject to the minimum wage at all should cause discussions.

According to the municipal council decision, this applies to everyone who works “majority” in the city of Zurich, although “majority” is not precisely stated.

The initiators of “A wage to live on” – SP, Green, trade unions and aid organizations – have already announced that they will withdraw the initiative. You can live with the counter-proposal.

In contrast to the initiative, the compromise agreed on Wednesday now contains a number of exceptions, such as a transitional period for companies in need.

The minimum wage also does not apply to young people under the age of 25 who have not completed at least one professional certificate. This is intended to prevent young employees from forgoing training or further education because of the minimum wage.

In Zurich, around 17,000 people would benefit from a minimum wage of CHF 23.90, and they earn far less than CHF 4,000 with a full-time job.

According to the aid agency charity two-thirds are women, many are single parents and work in low-wage industries such as cleaning and gastronomy active.

Minimum wage regulations already exist in the cantons of Geneva, Neuchâtel, Jura and Basel-Stadt. Zurich would be the first city to introduce such a lower limit.

Kloten voters narrowly rejected a minimum wage in November 2021. In Winterthur the topic is still relevant houses of Parliament hanging.

However, the topic could soon be buried nationwide: national and Council of States decided in December 2022 that cantonal – and thus probably also municipal – minimum wages can be overridden.

The prerequisite for this would be that the employee and employer agree on a collective labor agreement. Next up will be the Federal Council present a draft law.