New agreement for 100000 workers in private health and social care

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The vida and GPA-djp service unions have negotiated a new collective agreement covering 100000 workers in the private health and social care. The deal includes a 1.35% increase on all pay rates including for apprentices. The agreement also includes specific improvements for childminders, a 5.6% increase on standby rates, harmonisation upwards of allowances for dirty, arduous or dangerous work and other improvements covering childcare institutions and school assistants. The agreement runs from 1 February 2016.
Read more at > vida (DE)
And at > GPA-djp (DE)

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