Data published by the Central Statistical Bureau reveal that in the 2nd quarter of 2019, compared to the 2nd quarter of 2018, average monthly gross wages and salaries grew by 7.8% or 78 euro, reaching 1 083 euro for full-time work. Just like in the 1st quarter of 2019, annual growth rate of the 2nd quarter comprised 7.8%. Compared to the 1st quarter of 2019, in the 2nd quarter of 2019 gross wages and salaries grew by 4.6%. In the 2nd quarter of 2019, average monthly gross wages and salaries in the public sector exceeded the indicator recorded in the private sector (respectively 1 097 and 1 079 euro). However, a faster annual increase rate was registered in the private sector (8.9%, compared to 6.0% in the public sector).
Read on: in English ... The data: in English ...
For more information, please contact Paul de Beer or Oana Ciuca, De Burcht (Scientific Bureau for the Dutch Trade Union Movement) p.t.debeer@uva.nl or the Head of communications at the ETUI, Mehmet Koksal mkoksal@etui.org.
For previous full issues of the Collective bargaining newsletter please visit www.etui.org/E-Newsletters/Collective-bargaining-newsletter or consult the archive with all articles in our database at www.cbnarchive.eu.
You may find further information on the ETUI at www.etui.org.