In brief In a significant development, the National Council for Wages has finally set the long awaited salary thresholds applicable to the private sector: These changes which are implemented by virtue of decree No. 57 of 2021 will apply as of 1 January 2022. What has changed? Effective January 2022: While employers in Egypt will be already familiar with the requirement to adhere to a mandatory yearly salary increase, this is the first time that the…