After lengthy negotiations the ver.di services union has secured an agreement to increase nursing jobs at the Charité hospital group in Berlin. The agreement also includes a commitment to set up a joint committee with the employer to look at health issues for employees and in particular areas where workloads are excessive. Eighty workers will be taken on and ver.di sees this as a successful short-term agreement and a first step towards a longer term agreement on appropriate staffing levels.
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