Union wants high salaries regulated by collective agreement

Netherlands

The FNV Abvakabo trade union has expressed concern in the past about high salaries in the public sector but is not convinced by proposals from the Interior Minister to introduce regulations to limit pay. The new proposals would impose a maximum annual salary of €187340 in the public sector and there would also be limits on pay in institutions relying on public funding such as care homes and hospitals. However, FNV Abvakabo would prefer to see all this controlled by collective bargaining with a maximum overall pay and benefits package no more than 10 times the level of the lowest paid in the collective agreement.
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