The social partners have reached a collective agreement in the metal industry which will result in a 3.55% salary increase over one year. Apprenticeship allowances will rise from 4.27% to 6.74% depending on the year of apprenticeship. The new minimum salary for the sector is set at €2,089.87 per month. As in previous years, the six metalworking federations, which have been negotiating separately for 10 years at the request of the employers, have adopted an identical agreement that applies to the sector’s 190,000 employees.
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