Services union ver.di has criticised the BDE private waste sector employers for playing for time in the current negotiations. The union’s main demands are a 3% pay increase plus the abolition of the two lowest pay grades. Ver.di is particularly concerned that employers are talking about new employees starting on 80% of the normal rate and argues that the risk would be that these lower rates would be made permanent and so create a two-tier pay system.
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