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Poland are different. It is PLN 5,057 for a beginner teacher and PLN 5,915 for a certified qualified teacher. In this way, it matches the legal regulation that was recently approved in the Czech Republic. The minimum monthly wage is PLN 4,300, the average monthly wage is PLN 8,047.37. A special feature of Hungarian labor law is the dual minimum wage system. This is a minimum wage for people with basic education and a guaranteed wage for skilled workers. Full-time workers must be paid the minimum wage or the guaranteed minimum wage for skilled workers. There is no other guaranteed wage system in Hungary that is tied to specific

professions. The minimum monthly salary is HUF 266,800. The guaranteed monthly minimum wage for qualified workers is HUF 326,000. The average monthly salary is HUF 645,300. As can be seen, the system of guaranteed wages is not consistent in the Visegrad countries. The Czech Republic has the second highest average wage and at the same time the second highest minimum wage among member countries. The first place in both cases belongs to Poland. The changes that took place in the Czech legislation during the summer (i.e. the abolition of the guaranteed wage in the private sector and a

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