Germany
Recent negotiations between the BDE private waste employers' association and ver.di produced an agreement to overhaul the pay structure in the industry. As an interim measure the 67,000 workers in the industry will get lump sum payments in 2006 and 2007 while a new pay structure is negotiated. The 2006 lump sum will be in line with the percentage increases being awarded across Germany in collective negotiations. The aim of the new pay structure will be to try to ensure that more employers are covered by the collective agreement and to try to put an end to widespread undercutting of pay rates.
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