Qualified nurses employed in the Basel region have been regarded and their new pay rates will be backdated to 1 April 2004. The Basel regional employers finally conceded that there were clear and good reasons for this predominantly female workforce to be moved up the pay scale in recognition of the specialist knowledge required for the job.
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