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The 25000 workers covered by the energy agreement that includes the EON energy company are to get a 4.5% pay increase in two stages - 2.4% in February 2014 and 2.1% in February 2015. The agreement runs until 31 January 2016. The deal also includes a commitment to provide permanent jobs for at least 120 qualified trainees in 2015 and maybe up to 150 in total while all other qualified trainees will be offered a minimum one-year contract.
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After consulting with members, ver.di has drawn up the key elements of its demands in preparation for negotiations covering 2.1 million workers in federal and local government. The union wants €100 a month extra for all workers, including trainees, plus 3.5%, amounting to an increase of 6.7%. The union says this will go some way to rewarding the productivity of a broad range of public sector workers and to closing the gap with pay in other sectors. The claim will also include a demand for 30 day's paid holiday for all workers and for trainees to be taken on at the end of their training period
A telephone hotline set up by the FNV public services union in early November was used by over 500 people, many of whom revealed disturbing information on the situation facing trainees in the care sector. There was evidence of trainees used effectively as full-time employees to cover for holidays and sickness, being required to carry out tasks on their own for which they had not been fully trained and having responsibility for other trainees and temporary workers. There were also indications of inadequate supervision and supervisors lacking time to provide adequate support. The FNV has
After the threat of strike action employers in the electricity industry agreed a 4.5% pay increase for 2006. Although ahead of inflation (currently around 2%) the deal acknowledges high productivity growth of around 10%. The deal also includes a minimum monthly salary for the industry of 63,500 HUF (240 euros).
