The article aims to assess the legal solutions adopted in the draft of 30 July 2025 of the Act on the minimum wage in the context of Directive 2022/2041 on adequate minimum wages in the European Union. The author focuses on the procedure for determining the minimum wage, emphasizing the importance of the involvement of social partners in this process and the issue of semi-automatic indexing of the minimum wage. The author also analyzes the mechanism for updating the minimum wage and highlights its role in ensuring adequate minimum remuneration. Additionally, the author draws attention to the reference value adopted in the draft (55% of the average wage) and the methodology for calculating the minimum wage. In this context, the author formulates a series of recommendations aimed at ensuring a more comprehensive implementation of the directive and the optimal application of the law. The author also addresses the justification for continuing work on the project in light of the potential annulment of the Directive by the Court of Justice of the European Union.

The subject of the article is the activity of the International Labour Organization regarding the minimum wage. The author draws attention to the varied interest of the ILO in this subject in particular periods, and she attempts to identify its causes. The author analyzes the development of ILO legal instruments in the field of minimum wage against the background of social and economic changes. She highlights the changing function of the minimum wage that with time became one of the tools for implementing the ILO global strategy for decent work and sustainable development. The author notes the influence of ILO on activities of the United Nations, the Council of Europe and the European Union. She stresses the importance of ILO regulations concerning the minimum wage to counteract the dehumanization of human work in the face of globalization.