Nine medical trade unions negotiated a new three-year collective agreement, which took effect from 1 January 2022 and covers workers from the entire health sector who are members of the trade union organisations involved in the negotiations. This is the first time all trade unions have come together to sign a sectoral collective agreement. Wages will increase by an average of 10.9% in 2022. There is also a commitment to ensure funding for wage increases, in order to prevent a recurrence of the delay in wage rises that happened in 2021 due to a lack of funding. The new collective agreement also provides for shorter working hours and longer leave for employees of individual specialties, with health professionals in educational institutions moving to a shorter working week of 36 hours and increased annual leave of 40 working days.
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