The trade unions GPA and PRO-GE have negotiated a new collective agreement for the electricity industry that provides an annual pay increase from 1 February of at least 3.6%, with lower paid workers getting up to 4.0%. This raises the minimum monthly salary in the sector to €2,069.52. Pay for apprentices will go up by an average of over 6%. Other elements in the agreement include how previous periods of services are credited when workers are transferred to other employers and an increase of the overtime supplement to 50% for part-time workers.
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