Today, trade unions FNV Horeca and CNV Vakmensen and employers' organisation Koninklijke Horeca Nederland (KHN) announced that they have reached a negotiation result on a new Horeca collective labour agreement from 1 January 2024.
The social partners have reached agreements for a new Horeca collective labour agreement for the duration of one year. The agreements include a new wage structure and wage development. They offer necessary purchasing power improvements for hospitality workers, but also take into account the fact that margins in the sector are under pressure and that several employers have already granted additional wage increases in the past period without being required by the collective labour agreement.
For the first time, the Horeca collective agreement stipulates a minimum traineeship allowance. There are also agreements on overtime, among other things, which contribute to a healthy work-life balance of employees. The year 2024 will be used to jointly develop a new job structure and a corresponding pay structure. But also to set up a platform to stimulate the development of the sector and its employees. Social partners in the hotel and catering industry are thus explicitly looking beyond the year for which this collective labour agreement is concluded. The common goal is an attractive Horeca CBA that also ensures a level playing field on employment conditions for the entire hospitality sector.
KHN president Marijke Vuik: "As an industry, we saw the need for new terms of employment. If we had not made new agreements, the basic pay of the first five job groups would be at the level of the Statutory Minimum Wage (WML) from 1 January 2024. Constantly increasing the WML is a government decision that has major implications for our sector. At the same time, the sector is struggling and many entrepreneurs have to turn over every euro three times. In making the agreements, therefore, we did not proceed overnight. The views and wishes were also quite far apart at first. So we really had to meet each other halfway. Fortunately, we eventually reached good agreements that allow employers to continue doing business, but at the same time give employees growth and wage job prospects."
Edwin Vlek, director FNV Horeca: "With the agreements from the negotiation result, we are taking an important step forward in terms of employment conditions. It is good to see that social partners want to work together on a future-proof sector. The constructive negotiations give confidence for further steps in the sector. A good example of this is the agreement to set up a platform to promote the development of the sector, in the interests of both employees and employers."
Jacqueline Twerda, director CNV Vakmensen: "It's great that steps have been taken towards more work-life balance. With increasing work pressure, it is important for employees to get a better grip on working and private time. The agreement on overtime helps with this. We are also pleased that agreements have been made in this collective labour agreement for a traineeship allowance. This shows the hospitality industry is also there for future employees."
The negotiation result will be submitted by the unions FNV Horeca and CNV Vakmensen to their constituencies. KHN is seeking approval from the association's national board. No later than 18 December, more will be clear and it will be announced whether there will actually be a new Horeca collective labour agreement from 1 January 2024.
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