Traduction de «Plafond du salaire » (Français → Anglais) :

The remuneration for the last four weeks of maternity leave shall be no lower than the allowance referred to in Article 11(5) or, alternatively, it may be the average of the remuneration for the 20 weeks of maternity leave, which shall be at least 75 % of the last monthly salary or of the average monthly salary as stipulated according to national law, subject to any ceiling laid down under national legislation.

17. Considers that depressing wages and forcing Europe's workers to undercut each others salaries will trigger deflation, reduce purchasing power and internal demand and increase the risk that the economy will fall back into recession; insists on the need to establish effective wage floors at the bottom of the labour markets (minimum wages, additionally the concept of a living wage) and also at the top (maximum wage ceilings of e.g. 20 times the average wage), the implementation of the principle of equal treatment and equal pay for equal work or work of equal value at the same workplace and allowing for upward wage developments compensa ...[+++]ting inflation, productivity increases and a strong re-distribution component;

In cases such as these, the EU needs to bring its influence to bear, especially as regards the salary ceiling and civil service recruitment.

In cases such as these, the EU needs to bring its influence to bear, especially as regards the salary ceiling and civil service recruitment.

The effect of the evolution of normal expenditure (salaries and current expenditure, such as rent) and the impact of the new posts in 2004, combined with the reduction of EUR 94 million in the current ceiling following the technical adjustment, left a rather substantial negative margin.

In order to keep the budget deficit below the Maastricht ceiling of 3%, the government has decided upon extra budget cuts of EUR 11 billion in 2004, mainly in social security and in health care.