The minimum wage in Russia

People who are wealthy rarely think about how,what is the minimum wage in Russia. Indeed, when a husband and wife work and have no children, the aggregate income of a family can be very, very decent. Everything changes when a child comes into the family. Instead of two miners there is only one, but two dependents appear. Of course, the first 1.5 years a woman will receive benefits, but often its size is very small. It is connected, as a rule, with the low official salary of a woman before the decree. And now the family, which has recently had quite decent incomes, is almost on the verge of poverty. On the other hand, if the per capita income per family member is lower than the minimum subsistence level, they are entitled to additional benefits. At a minimum - free meals for a child over one year old, which can be prescribed by a doctor in a polyclinic.

Today's reality is such thatThe minimum wage in Russia is below the subsistence level. And not just lower, but much less, by 31.3%. On the average in the country it is equal to 4611 rubles. In fact, an employer for a whole month of work can pay so much that an employee will not be able to satisfy even the most minimal of his needs - the truth is on the verge of absurdity. However, 30 subjects of the Russian Federation used their legal right to establish their minimum wage, which exceeds the minimum wage in Russia as a whole. In particular, in the capital it amounts to 11,700 rubles, in the Sverdlovsk region - 5300, in St. Petersburg - 7,781 rubles.

In the country as a whole, the cost of a minimumThe product set is 2550.8 rubles. If we compare it with the size of the minimum wage, it becomes clear that such a salary will suffice only to provide one member of the family with food and pay utility bills (and not completely). On drugs, entertainment and clothes, there will be no more money left.

The minimum wage in Russia is constantincreases at least 1-2 times a year. Over time, it is planned to level the minimum wage and minimum subsistence minimum. However, even in this case, a person who receives wages at a minimum will balance on the brink of survival. In particular, 23 kg of fresh fruit per year are supposed to be healthy, workable and working. On the day, this figure is 63 grams, and a week - almost half a kilogram. On the one hand, it seems that not too little, on the other, for these days you can not buy half a kilo of fresh strawberries or cherries, the cost of which exceeds 200-300 rubles even in season, or in winter fresh cucumbers, tomatoes, greens. To speak in this case about a high-grade vitamin food it is not necessary.

What is the minimum wage for?fee in Russia? To regulate the payment of employees, for the calculation of benefits for pregnancy and childbirth, as well as temporary disability benefits. Also, on its basis, fines, duties, and charges are calculated.

If you have enough to feed yourself for this money yetyou can, leaning on pasta and potatoes, then with clothes and shoes the situation is even worse. For 3.2 years you can wear no more than 6 pairs for all seasons. And it's not about the brand shoes from expensive stores, because the minimum wage is simply not buy. So it turns out: a pair of winter boots, autumn boots, shoes, shoes and sandals, that is, a minimum set of shoes (five pairs) from the market should be worn for three years, while they barely survive 1-2 seasons.

Most often, the minimum wage isyoung employees who recently came from high schools, students on work-offs, employees of budget organizations. I am glad that the number of employers offering a minimum wage in the whole country is not so great.

Our country is far from the only one in whichset the minimum wage 2012. Russia in the world ranking of countries is far from being an honorable 40th place. In the first place Luxembourg with a minimum wage of more than 1700 dollars. On the second and third are Holland and Belgium, respectively.