The trade union JHL emphasises that further industrial action may be necessary following the failure of conciliation to settle the dispute over a new collective agreement for personal assistants. Negotiations have been continuing since January and the last collective agreement expired at the end of April. JHL has been determined to secure a decent pay rise for workers in this sector characterised by low pay and high staff turnover. Meanwhile, industrial action by unions in the private social services sector –JHL, Tehy, SuPer and Jyty – helped deliver an improved offer from the employers and a 32-month agreement is now in place running from 1 May 2023 to 31 December 2025. There will be pay rises in each of the three years totalling at least 12.7%, with local additions taking the overall increase to 14.7%.
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