In a survey, De Unie asked members to give their opinions on a number of key CLA topics. The survey was completed by many members and gives a good picture to the negotiating team to take the next steps.
Survey results
The most important issue is the structural salary increase. Members are clear about that. The opinion on the 5.25% structural salary increase for the year 2025 is also clear, a decent majority thinks this is insufficient. The 3.25% structural salary increase offered by ING for the second CLA year is even more negatively received. Almost 89% reject this as insufficient. Members thus indicate that De Unie should stick to the structural salary increase. This now stands at 7% on 1 January 2025 and 7% on 1 January 2026.
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Linking performance and pay
There is a big difference between what the ING management considers important in the CLA process and the opinion of the members. Pay for Growth and Variable Remuneration are an important part of the employer’s commitment, and ING employees are actually negative about them.
The Variable Remuneration proposal is not well received, among the target group only around 2% are positive.
The Pay for Growth proposal is slightly better received, but even there only 25% of respondents are positive about it.
Willingness to take action
We see that members’ willingness to take action is high, and that it is also considered important that actions can be carried out together with the other trade unions. No one wants a repeat of the 2023-2024 CLA negotiations.
Commitment to negotiations
The negotiation team want to make a serious effort on 2 December to conclude an agreement with ING and the other trade unions. We feel we are obliged to have really done everything to make the negotiations a success. That is why we want to take a step on 2 December to come closer together. The previous day of negotiations saw improvements to the proposal on behalf of ING management. And now it is up to us to show ‘good will’.
We have decided to drop our profit-sharing proposal for this CLA. This is a big step because in De Unie’s proposal, this component represents a value of 4%. But we think it is justified because the profit sharing scheme can be raised again in the next negotiations. The salary development has been lagging behind for many years. This has made structural salary increases much more important to members of De Unie. Insecure remuneration components like profit sharing are now less valued.
Naturally, we start the negotiations by emphasizing how great the frustration of employees is about the fact that ING’s management shows time and again that it mainly serves the interests of shareholders. And that an organization where profit is so paramount has every interest in letting employees share in this profit.
With this concession, we are making a big step towards the ING management and showing that we are keen to conclude an agreement on the CLA.
How to proceed
2 December 2024 is day 6 of the negotiations for your ING CLA.
On 3 December 2024 is day 7 of the CLA negotiations.
As soon as there is more clarity, you will receive information about this from De Unie.
Pension
Another important topic is your pension. The transition plan ING Pension is up for vote. This deals with the new premium scheme, including the ‘invaren’ of the ING-CDC pension fund. You can watch the webinar from Friday 29 November here. Have you voted yet? You can still do so until Sunday 8 December.
Contact
Do you have any questions about this message? Or do you have questions about the transition plan ING Pension? If so, please contact us by sending an e-mail to: inge.de.vries@unie.nl