# check_minimum_wage

PAID ($0.05). Compliance verdict: is a salary at, above or below the country's statutory minimum wage? Returns verdict, margin, the statutory floor and the legal instrument it rests on. Honest statuses when no enforceable floor exists or the period doesn't match the floor's period (cross-period conversion is never guessed). Pass api_key if you have one; otherwise the response explains how to pay via x402.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `check_minimum_wage`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-euroref-reference-data/check-minimum-wage

## Facts

- Tool: `check_minimum_wage`
- Server: Reference Data (`https://euroref.dev/mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-euroref-reference-data.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/https://euroref.dev/mcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade D, identity unverified
- Server auth posture: open
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 4 (3 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `amount` | number | yes | Wage to check, in the country's own currency |
| `period` | string | yes | Period the amount covers — must match the statutory floor's period |
| `api_key` | string | no | API key (bypasses x402; metered for invoicing) |
| `country` | string | yes | ISO country code |

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "check_minimum_wage",
    "arguments": {
      "amount": 0,
      "period": "<period>",
      "country": "<country>"
    }
  }
}
```

## Why check_minimum_wage is rated Low

Even though check_minimum_wage only reads data, uncontrolled read access leaks sensitive information and racks up API costs: an agent caught in a retry loop can make thousands of calls a minute without anyone noticing.

Risk signals: Handles credentials or secrets (api_key)

## Use case

AI agents call check_minimum_wage to retrieve information from Reference Data without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Reference Data:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "check_minimum_wage": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Reference Data (9)

- `compute_income_tax` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-euroref-reference-data/compute-income-tax.md
- `count_working_days` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-euroref-reference-data/count-working-days.md
- `get_public_holidays` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-euroref-reference-data/get-public-holidays.md
- `get_series` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-euroref-reference-data/get-series.md
- `get_series_history` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-euroref-reference-data/get-series-history.md
- `get_snapshot` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-euroref-reference-data/get-snapshot.md
- `list_series` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-euroref-reference-data/list-series.md
- `settlement_date` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-euroref-reference-data/settlement-date.md
- `compute_vat` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-euroref-reference-data/compute-vat.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=dev-euroref-reference-data · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/dev-euroref-reference-data