Switzerland
The VPÖD public services union is in negotiations with the employers’ organisation representing child care facilities over a collective agreement for the sector. The union says that the sector has seen rapid growth in recent years and it is important that there is a collective agreement to guarantee decent pay and working conditions. It is expected that an agreement will be included in 2011.
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After a marathon five-day negotiating session, public services union ver.di has secured new agreements on pay rates and health covering around 220,000 social and childcare workers. The agreement on health acknowledges the increased responsibility and workload of social workers and childcare workers and introduces health committees, health working groups and risk assessments to address these problems. The revised pay structure will mean that a newly recruited childcare worker will start on €2240 a month instead of €2130 and after four years this will rise to €2400, up from €2240. The deal has
Around 10000 childcare workers in private institutions will see their pay increase by at least 3% this month as new regulations introduced by the labour ministry are implemented. Those on lower pay rates will get a 3.3% increase with a minimum of EUR 50. The pay rises are welcomed by the vida and GPA-djp trade unions that see these as a significant improvement for the women-dominated sector and as a contribution to tackle pay inequality. There will also be new rules to allow appropriate experience in similar work, including time worked in other countries, to be taken into account in career
The vida services union has negotiated a 3% pay increase that will cover around 5000 childcare assistants working in private institutions and take the minimum wage in the sector to EUR 1611 a month. Pay for this group of workers is regulated by the ministry of social affairs. There will also be a 3% increase on additional payments and a new pay level for workers with 31 years of service or more.
