Belgium: the social partners sign a draft cross-industry agreement

The cross-industry draft agreement provides for a standard rise in wages of 5 % over two years and a gross minimum wage raise. Improvements are also made for professional training. Most social partners consider the project balanced. (Ref. 061296)
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After more than one month of negotiations and a last meeting which lasted more than 21 hours, the “group of ten” (representatives of employers and the trade unions) signed a draft cross-industry agreement (AIP). As it has been the case for ten years, the discussions focused on “wage standards” which defines the evolution of wages for the two next years. Fixed at 5 %, this standard will be used as a simple indication for the later negotiations in sectors and companies (see story n° 061135). In a

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