The annual negotiations at Caterpillar that started in December 2011 were finalised on with an agreement mid April. Next to a pay rise of 2% for all (except for the management), the agreement consists of an extra payment based on merit (for approximately 80% of the workforce), increase of the minimum wage (with 3.4%) to €1,515 and an extension of the pay structure. Furthermore 80 precarious labour contracts will convert in 2012 into permanent contracts. The agreement applies for the Grenoble and Echirolles plants with in total 2,400 workers and is valid for one year.
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