Pay rise for general practice staff but no offer for central government workers

Netherlands

Staff working in medical general practices are set to get a 2% pay increase in a new agreement negotiated by the FNV and other trade unions. There will also be a structural 0.5% addition to the end-of-year bonus and a one-off increase of the same amount. There has also been an agreement on a homeworking allowance but no other significant provisions as the focus was on pay and for a short agreement (12 months to 31 December 2021), taking account of the difficult circumstances created by the pandemic. Meanwhile, central government workers are yet to get a pay offer from the employers who have indicated their commitment to negotiate a new collective agreement while underlining that they think the current provisions are already good and that central government staff should be please to still have a job!

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