The listed shipper AS Tallink Grupp and its subsidiaries OU Hansaliin and OU Laevateenindus signed a collective agreement and pay deal with the Estonian Seamen's Independent Union (EMSA) for 2016 that will increase the payroll of ship crew members by 5.3% in 2016. The collective agreement, valid until the end of 2016, will better specify the planning of work time and free time and the organisation of the remuneration payment. Management and unions said that the parties reached a compromise suitable for both sides.
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