Application of the agreement. After an umpteenth meeting with the social partners on Friday morning, premier Yves Leterme asked his government to start the implementation of the draft compromise (see our dispatch No. 110103), developed after the refusal of the 2011-2012 draft cross-industry agreement (see our dispatches No. 110082 and 110040). This decision is in line with Belgian law, even though the FGTB, the major socialist union, and the CGSLB liberal union refused to sign the mediation text the government presented on February 14th. The latter took over social dialogue after the two unions refused to sign the draft agreement of the Group of 10, the social dialogue structure which gathers Belgian unions and employers’ organizations.
up>. The latter took over social dialogue after the two unions refused to sign the draft agreement of the Group of 10, the social dialogue structure which gathers Belgian unions and employers’ organizations.
Demonstrations. Thus, the government is going to maintain the 0.3% pay margin contained in the draft agreement, which FGTB and CGSLB think is too low as some businesses are resuming profit. They would like this margin to be an indicator, not an obligation, for sectoral bargaining. On Fri
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