Health unions call on government to fund pay increases

Netherlands

The FNV, CNV and NU’91 unions that organise health workers have made a joint call on the government to commit to funding pay increases in 2021. In recent negotiations over the agreement covering University Medical Centres (76000 workers), the employers said there was no room for pay rises unless there was an increase in reimbursement to health insurers. The unions are worried that it will be the same message from employers in the other 10 agreements covering health and social care staff that are due for negotiation in 2021. The unions say that it is vital that the government makes funds available in the budget to ensure that health and care workers get the increases that they deserve and that are essential in addressing staff shortages across the sector.

Unions’ joint message

FNV - UMCs

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