The employers of the chemical and pharmaceutical industry agreed with the trade union IG BCE on two wage hikes of 3.25%, one for the beginning of 2023 and the other a year later. The employers’ organisation BAVC said in a statement that the agreement for 580,000 employees, which runs for 20 months until June 2024, struck a balance between the need to stay competitive and workers' interests. The deal, which also includes one-off tax-free payments worth a combined €3,000, allows companies to postpone the hikes by up to three months in economic hardship. In total, special payments and regular pay increases result in a net increase of an average of 12.94%, and in the lowest pay group it is even 15.64%.
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