Overview
- Roland Lescure said Thursday that the minimum wage will rise by at least 2% on June 1 if Insee confirms April inflation on May 13, with no extra “coup de pouce.”
- Insee’s provisional reading shows consumer prices up 2.2% year over year in April, driven by higher energy costs linked to the war in the Middle East.
- French law triggers an automatic SMIC raise once the price index for low‑income households climbs at least 2% from the level used to set the last minimum wage.
- A 2% step would add roughly €30–35 a month for workers on the SMIC, and paired with January’s 1.18% bump it would lift the floor by more than 3% in five months.
- Employers risk compressed pay scales as staff just above the floor are overtaken by the new minimum, which can spark fresh pay talks after earlier deals missed the price jump.