Germany: 4.6% wage increase in construction

ded that, for the 700,000 employees of the sector, wages would increase of 2.3% on June 1, 2009 and 2.3% on June 1, 2010. The agreement lasts 24 months. For the first time since the reunification, proportionally, eastern workers get more than those in the west. (Ref. 090566)

“This agreement is also a sign for eastern workers. The pay gap between the east and the west must be reduced” said Wolfgang Clement, former Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and leader of the conciliation committee in c