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The paper addresses the most current and controversial issues in the area of wage, with a particular focus on determining 'fair' wage, in view of combating poor (dependent and autonomous) work. To this end, it provides an overview of the relevant supranational sources, the Constitution, ordinary law and collective bargaining and then looks at the fundamental contribution of case law. However, the issues and shortcomings identified have, on the one hand, impinged on the judicial determination of adequate wages and, on the other hand, made it necessary for the legislator to intervene in both the field of statutory minimum wage as well as in collective bargaining and representation.