The agreement for “Growth and Employment” of August 30, developed by the social partners, provided for an 8-week period to sign, period to sign, on this basis, enough sectoral agreements in the different sectors. Employers and the major unions noted that the conditions determined on that deadline were met. The agreements signed on that day allegedly cover 93 percent of employees, i.e. 1.7 million people. In sectors answering to the Confederation of Industries (EK) – the largest employers’ organization –, 220 collective agreements were signed, i.e. an 88 percent coverage. (Ref. 130671)
The 3-year deal provides for a standard €20-increase the first year and 0.4 percent the next (see article No. 130525). For the 3rd year, the increases will be determined over the summer 2015. these provisions will come into force as soon as the current agreements expire. Therefore, unions approved the rather poorly advantageous conditions negotiated by their confederations at central level.
Difficult acceptance. However, it wasn’t easy to get unions to accept these provisions aiming to...
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