The first two days of negotiations are over. The collective labor agreement process seems to be going to be difficult. Why? Because Holland Casino has rejected most of the proposals from De Unie has rejected.
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This includes our wage offer, setting May 5 as a holiday, having Holland Casino pay union dues, and additional agreements on informal care and working from home. In addition, Holland Casino wants to tighten the conditions of the RVU scheme.
Holland Casino has concerns about the future
Holland Casino has indicated that it is dealing with material uncertainty as a result of the increases in the gaming tax. In order to safeguard continuity, Holland Casino believes that it must take into account all possible scenarios. Given all the uncertainty, Holland Casino proposes to opt for a one-year collective labor agreement. Holland Casino indicates that depending on a possible increase to 37,8% gaming tax, there may or may not be room for an increase. Furthermore, Holland Casino wants to fully commit itself this year to further implementing the Occupation & Flexibility project. Holland Casino does want to grant a wage increase of 1% as of January 2026, 2,5 if the second increase in gaming tax does not go ahead.
De Unie want to see perspective
De Unie remains committed to a full wage increase for employees. If the second tranche of gambling tax goes through, what will be the consequences for purchasing power in the long term, according to Holland Casino? Holland Casino already has very limited room, but what will happen in the upcoming collective labor agreements?
De Unie wants to see perspective. We want to know Holland Casino's vision on the short and long term regarding wage development for our members. It cannot be that the consequences of the second increase in gambling tax must be coughed up by employees.
Difficult negotiations
De Unie expects difficult negotiations in the coming period. However, we would like to point out that it is "The Hague" that came up with the (second) increase in gambling tax. Holland Casino must act on this and make proposals. These would have looked different if this increase does not come. De Unie is concerned that if wages do not increase or only increase to a very limited extent, employees will essentially pay for the tax increase. This could send the wrong message to politicians. Let us, together with Holland Casino, OR and fellow unions, continue to work to get the proposals off the table.
The next round is on May 19. Nobody expects that we will reach an agreement by then. Additional negotiation days are already planned for June.
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Contact
If you have any questions about this message, please contact the advocate Victor Kloos via victor.kloos@unie.nl
