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06.04.2023 13:42

Hotel, restaurant and leisure industry collective agreement gives employees euro-denominated increases

A new collective agreement for the hotel, restaurant and leisure industry was reached on Monday.

The collective agreement for the hotel, restaurant and leisure industry gives employees euro-denominated increases and bridges the gap, especially for the lower-paid.

 Wages for full-time waiters (level 4) will increase by 145 euros over the life of the agreement.

For example, the pay-scale wages of a full-time waiter (level 4) will increase by 145 euros over the life of the agreement.

“This is a good outcome considering the overall situation”, comments PAM President Annika Rönni-Sällinen.

From the start of June, employees’ wages will go up by 96 euros. Pay scales will go up by 96–115 euros and other scales in the collective agreement will be increased by 4.3 per cent. In 2024 employees’ wages will rise by 1.7 per cent from the start of September.

The euro-denominated increase is a good thing, especially for those in the very lowest wage categories.

“The euro-denominated settlement for the first year is a very good thing, especially for those in the very lowest wage categories. It closes gaps better than percentage increases. We can also be satisfied with the increases to pay scales”, Rönni-Sällinen summarises.

It hasn’t been easy to reach agreements in the recent negotiating round. In the commerce sector and the property services sector, for example, consensus was only reached after strike action was taken. In the hospitality negotiations, however, the agreement was reached without having to strike.

Strikes are the ultimate bargaining tool. I am satisfied that we succeeded through negotiations.

“The negotiating parties had a good dialogue and a genuine desire to reach an agreement. You have to remember that strikes are always the ultimate bargaining tool. I am satisfied that we succeeded through negotiations”, PAM’s collective bargaining specialist Raimo Hoikkala reflects.

The Covid period was hard not just on employees but also on businesses in the sector. It will take time to recover, and this outcome must be seen in the context of the prevailing situation.

It is in everybody’s interest to get the overall sector back on its feet and prospering. That’s the only way we’ll get pay issues fixed in the long term too.

“Employers have also had to eat into their capital, there’s very little leeway. In the long term it’s in everybody’s interest to get the sector back on its feet and prospering again. That’s the only way we’ll get pay issues fixed in the long term too, Hoikkala sums up.”

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