No prospect of a new collective labor agreement at the universities yet
There is still no agreement for a new collective labor agreement at the universities. The negotiators cannot agree on the number of permanent jobs for lecturers at universities and there is no clarity on the maximum salary scope that the government offers employers. The parties will talk again on June 28.
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The conversation proceeds AObsector manager Donald Pechler is “tough” when it comes to the number of permanent jobs for teachers. “We really want to reduce temporary contracts so that teachers have a better view of a permanent job. Moreover, we think it is important that it is an individually enforceable right. For that, it must be very specific in the collective labor agreement.” According to Pechler, it is important that every university makes visible improvements.
We really want to reduce temporary contracts so that teachers have a better view of a permanent job
Wage space
The fact that a new collective labor agreement has not yet been agreed is also due to the lack of clarity about the maximum wage range. In April, the unions and employers already called on the cabinet to increase the wage margin because of the high inflation. Each year after the Spring Memorandum has been discussed, the government will announce how much wage room employers have in education. The AOb want this is made public so that the unions also know how much room for wages is involved.
Ultimatum
In primary and secondary education, it is the end of May an ultimatum announced on June 16. The cabinet must then come across the bridge with more wage room. Pechler: “Because of the ultimatum, we await the response of the cabinet before we negotiate further about wages.”
A new collective bargaining meeting is scheduled for June 28. “Then hopefully there will be more clarity about the available wage room.”
Want to know more about the current collective labor agreement? Check the collective labor agreement page.
