Subsection 1: Guaranteeing employees' purchasing power.

The guarantee of employees’ purchasing power provided for in 1° of article L. 3231-2 is ensured by indexing the minimum growth wage to changes in the national consumer price index established as a reference by regulation.

When the national consumer price index reaches a level corresponding to an increase of at least 2% compared to the index recorded when the immediately preceding minimum growth wage was established, the minimum growth wage is increased in the same proportion from the first day of the month following publication of the index leading to this increase.