The FNV and CNV unions reached an agreement with the employers' organization Ambulancezorg Nederland (Ambulance Care Netherlands). The agreement includes an 8% salary increase over two years, an internship allowance for vocational and higher professional education students, a higher allowance for Saturday work, and a single overtime policy for part-time and full-time employees. Ambulance crew salaries will increase in four steps: first by 2% on 1 February of this year, then by 2% in August, and then by another 2% in February and 2% in August of next year. Those working on Saturday mornings will now receive an overtime pay of 38%. Interns will receive an allowance of at least € 550 per month.
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