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Collective bargaining for the Wholesale in Building Materials ended in a final offer.

May 12, 2021

Recently we have been busy with the collective labor agreement negotiations at the Hibin, wholesaler of building materials. The stakes were the same as the previous collective labor agreement. Then there was only a salary increase agreed. That is why we have adjusted our commitment from 2020 to 2021 and resubmitted it. You can get the proposal letter here .

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What happened?

We have now had 5 rounds of negotiations. It remained mainly a matter of repeating what was in our proposal letter and that of the employers. No real steps were taken. In the end, in the last consultation, we had to conclude that we could not reach an agreement. In the end, the employers decided not to negotiate further and to make a final offer that you here can read. Of course we are not satisfied with this, otherwise we would have presented it to you as an agreement.

What's in the final offer?

  • The pension premium will increase by 3%. This in itself is good news. This way you will receive a better pension. Of course this costs money. The employers pay the largest (2/3) part of this, but you will also have to contribute to this. In itself we are certainly satisfied with this.
  • You will receive a one-off payment of € 350 and your salary will increase by 1% as of 2 June. So not at the start of the collective labor agreement. We wanted 3% structurally from 1 January 2021
  • There will be an 80-80-100 scheme. However, only for employees aged 60 or older who are demonstrably no longer able to work fully and you must surrender your senior days and ATV days for this. A bit of a cigar from its own box. We wanted an 80-90-100 scheme for everyone aged 62 and older.
  • VFurthermore, the cao à la carte arrangement, whereby you can exchange extra-statutory employment conditions, will be available to everyone. The employers wanted to “capitalize” all terms of employment (holiday pay and days, ATV days, extra days of leave, etc.) into money and add this to your monthly salary. This would then apply to everyone from 1 January. You then had to indicate yourself whether you wanted this differently De Unie a bad idea. Fortunately, this is now off the table.

What do we think of this now?

The core question is much more; what do you think of this now. We are not really satisfied with this, especially because a number of other points from our letter of proposals have not been realized. We also wanted to make an agreement in the collective labor agreement for the payment of a travel allowance. This was not negotiable for the employers. Ultimately, this is a final offer and we would like to submit it to you to make an assessment. You can here cast your vote until 24 May 2021.

Questions?

If you have any questions or comments, I'd love to hear from you. You can send me an email. My email address is gerard.van.der.lith@unie.nl

 

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