The Journal of Modern Research on Administrative Law

The Journal of Modern Research on Administrative Law

Basics of Regional and Sectoral Determination of the Minimum Wage; The Necessity of Transition from National Minimum Wage

Document Type : Original Article

Author
Majid Najarzadeh Hanjani
Department of Public Law, Faculty of Law, University of Science and Culture Tehran, Iran
10.22034/mral.2024.2026431.1598
Abstract
The system of determining the minimum labor wage as one of the mandatory protections in labor law based on social and economic criteria with two models of national wage and variable wage is common in different legal systems. In this research, using the descriptive and analytical method, while explaining the basis for choosing each of the two mentioned models, the status of Iran's labor law system in determining the minimum wage for workers has been evaluated. According to the findings of this research, the national model for determining the minimum wage for workers in Iran's labor law system, in addition to contradicting the text of the law, due to the violation of the principle of equal pay under equal conditions, deviation from the description of flexibility, being far from the policies of the International Labor Organization and ignoring unbalanced economic development of different regions of the country requires redesigning and reforming and moving towards a diverse model. In the diverse model, considering the economic requirements of different regions of the country and the characteristics of each sector of services and industry, it is possible to use the regional minimum wage system and the sectoral minimum wage system at the same time.
Keywords
Minimum Wage
Labor Law
Regional Wage
Worker
Subjects
The Journal of Modern Research on Administrative Law
Volume 7, Issue 25
seventh year, 25th issue, Ů‘Winter 2025
Autumn 2025
Pages 281-299

  • Receive Date 13 April 2024
  • Revise Date 27 August 2024
  • Accept Date 10 September 2024