On Thursday, the NBBU reached an agreement with the trade unions FNV, CNV, and De Unie regarding a new Collective Labour Agreement (CLA) for agency workers. The new CLA signifies greater job security and improved pension accrual for agency workers. The CLA will come into effect on 1 January 2022.
The agreement is the result of a complex process of CLA negotiations and the outcome of intensive and constructive consultations with our partners involved in the NBBU CLA. This agreement creates a situation in which the interests of agency workers and those of NBBU members are best served. The NBBU had already agreed to the majority of the improvements for agency workers in the new CLA earlier this year. Now, the voice of SMEs is also assured a position at the table for the further elaboration of the SER-MLT advice.
Significant improvements in contract security and employment conditions
From the outset of the negotiations, the NBBU focused on perspective and job security for agency workers. All this was done with sufficient regard for a careful and gradual introduction and sound feasibility. In the new CLA, the most flexible phase, phase 1-2, will be shortened to 52 weeks. The total duration of flexible contracts will be changed to 4 years. Furthermore, the pension scheme for agency workers will be significantly improved, and the user company remuneration will be further expanded.
In the coming period, the CLA parties will further elaborate on the SER MLT advice. They aim to make further CLA agreements in 2022 for the years 2023 and beyond. The intention is that the SER recommendations will be fully detailed therein and implemented in a broadly supported agreement.
The agreed arrangements will now first be presented to the members of the NBBU. In December, they will be given the opportunity to vote on the proposal.
