A new collective agreement in the hospitality sector has prevented a strike at the peak of the tourist season. In the collective agreement workers have won a yearly holiday bonus of 1000 euro. Overtime was also an issue that was addressed during the negotiations. Under the new agreement employers will now have to analyse overtime every three months to see if it exceeds 5% of the average working time and if so, take measures to address the issue. Excessive overtime will have to be used up within six months or employers will have to pay a 30-50% bonus for the overtime, depending on how long it takes them to pay it out.
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