Briefly: chemical sector agreement in Belgium

ement that will apply to 90,000 colleagues, and matches the 1.1.% maximum wage margin set by the social partners at national level. The employers’ body Essenscia also focused on lifelong training and intends for three days of training on average every year. In addition it intends for minimum wages and team bonus payments to rise and it also looks to extend ‘early-retirement’ until 2018, and in some cases until June 2019. Time credit measures were also addressed.

The agreement is attached (Du