The annual update on pay for 2012, published by the European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO) shows that public sector pay increases have fallen behind private sector developments. In 2012, collectively agreed wages in the metal industry increased by 3.6%, those in banking at 2.5% and no increases were agreed on in local government.
English: http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies ...
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