In the new painters' collective agreement (SAVG) that was concluded on October 11, 2021, an automatic indexation has been agreed for the first time. The collective agreement stipulates that the wage increase for 2023, 2024 and 2025 is at least equal to the consumer price index. According to union FNV, in this way the 16,000 employees retain their purchasing power and will receive a wage increase of 10.3% as of 1 January 2023.
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