Hungary: 2008 tripartite wage negotiations blocked

During the last tripartite negotiations (employers,unions,government), social partners could not reach an agreement concerning wage increases for 2008. Unions stand their ground, refusing to go below 7%. (Ref. 071027)
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Unions rejected, on December 16, employers’ proposition concerning average wage increases for 2008: they were offering between 5 and 7%, whereas unions are asking from 7 to 8.5% minimum. According to the secretary of State to the Labour Ministry, Gabor Csizmar, the government would have been ready to sign the agreement as proposed by employers, but unions firmly opposed this proposition. This break in negotiations came in spite of a rapprochement on December 14, when all the parties agreed to s

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