Netherlands: a controversy on bonuses granted to leaders

The bonuses granted to leaders of large groups are irritating unions. The central union FNV is offended by the amounts of the bonuses perceived, judging them "irresponsible". On the other hand, unions deemed that this practice does not take into account the successive reorganizations hitting the employees from those same groups. (Ref. 070171)
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Jan Bennick, CEO at Numico, a company specialized in food for infants, is going to receive a bonus which could go as high as 14 million euros. As for Gerard Leisterlee, the electronic group Philip’s CEO, he is going to get, this year, a €350,000 bonus, as a reward for the group’s excellent results. This bonus will have an “impact on the negotiation of the future collective conventions at Philips” protested, on February 22, the Dutch union federation (FNV). Unions are worried to see the Tabaks

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