The Gewerkschaft Nahrung-Genuss-Gaststatten (NGG, Food, Tobacco, Hotel and Allied Workers Union ) and the Bundesverband der Systemgastronomie (Employers Association for the systems-based food catering sector) concluded a collective agreement with a significant increase of wages. Within four years, the lowest wage group will be raised to €12 per hour and all other wages will increase by 27.7%. The agreement covers about 120,000 employees in companies such as McDonald’s, Starbucks, Burger King and Kentucky Fried Chicken.
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