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JC 209.00 (metal manufacturing industry) has concluded a draft sector agreement for the period 2019-2020. This agreement of 18 June 2019 respects the maximum negotiating envelope of 1.1% in 2019-2020 in accordance with the RD of 24 April 2019 implementing article 7 § 1 of the Act of 26 July 1996 on the promotion of employment and the preventive safeguarding of competitiveness.
Below, you will find a brief overview of the main subjects of this sector agreement. A detailed analysis will be included in our sector information.
Companies can allocate the available wage margin for 2019-2020 in a company-specific manner via a transferable wage envelope of 1.1% of the wage bill.
The provisions relating to the company envelope and the wage increase are, in principle, limited to scaled and scalable non-manual workers.
In companies with a trade union delegation for non-manual workers, the scope of application can be extended to non-scaled and non-scalable non-manual workers, according to a procedure that is described in our sector documentation;
In companies without a trade union delegation for non-manual workers, the scope of application is in accordance with the agreements or customs that exist in the companies.
Increase of € 52,25 on 1/7/2019.
Possibility of converting eco vouchers into other benefits before 30 September 2019.
Development of a new sector regulation for home-to-work travel allowances:
As of 1 July 2019, increase of the additional allowance from € 11.55 to € 12.07 and of the supplement from € 1.22 to € 1.27.
Agreement to extend all existing schemes and to subscribe to collective agreements of the NLC until 30/6/2021:
The social partners are continuing to work towards a collective labour agreement that allows for a nationally harmonised end-of-year bonus scheme for manual and non-manual workers, so that the level of the end-of-year bonus can also be determined uniformly in the long term.
The sector agreement will only become final upon publication on the website of the FPS Employment Labour and Social Dialogue. We will keep you informed.
Source: Draft sector agreement 2019-2020 (JC 209.00) – 18.06.2019
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