A Royal Decree confirmed that for the years 2025‑2026 the “salary margin” (maximum allowed average employer cost increase) is set at 0% (beyond mandatory indexation) — meaning essentially no room for wage increases in many collective bargaining contexts. The salary margin applies to the average salary cost per employee and not the salary cost for each employee separately.
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