An agreement was reached regarding the wage increase for the around 150,000 employees in the painting and varnishing industry. Wages in the Western part of the country will rise by 5% from 1 January 2023, and a year later by another 2.6%. In the East, ten cents are added to these wage increases. There is also a tax- and social security-free inflation compensation premium of € 600. The approximately 20,000 trainees in the industry can look forward to an increase of their remuneration in the next two years on 1 August of each year by € 30 in the first year of apprenticeship and € 35 in the second and third year of apprenticeship. On top of this, they will receive an inflation premium of € 180. The collective agreement will run until September 30, 2024.
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