Officials: wage violations in medical sector fell to 1% after hourly pay reform

Georgia’s Labour Inspection Service on Friday said breaches of minimum hourly wage rules in the medical sector fell sharply in 2025, two years after the reform was introduced.

According to the Ministry of Internally Displaced Persons from the Occupied Territories, Labour, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia, inspectors checked 321 medical institutions in 2025 and found violations at four clinics, representing around 1% of those inspected.

By comparison, officials said 249 clinics were inspected in 2023, with violations identified in 32 institutions, or roughly 13% of the total.

The ministry said all four violations detected in 2025 have since been corrected.

The minimum hourly wage reform came into force in 2023 and was designed to improve working conditions for employees in medical institutions.

Under the first phase of the policy, the minimum gross hourly wage was set at no less than 7 lari for doctors and 4.4 lari for nurses.

A second phase introduced minimum hourly pay levels for other medical staff, including junior doctors, nurse assistants, midwives and sanitation workers.

Officials said more than 25,000 employees have been affected by the reform since its launch.