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The Updates CLA for the hospitality sector expires at the end of this year, prompting negotiations for a new CLA to commence after the summer. To gather input once again from hospitality workers, both members and non-members, FNV hospitality is launching a campaign. This enables us to hear what they find important and genuinely include the voice of hospitality workers in the negotiations.
In the last CLA, quite a few improvements were made, but we are not there yet. For instance, in the lowest job grades, it still happens that an experienced employee earns the same as a newcomer. This is an undesirable situation that does not help in attracting and retaining staff, something that is crucial with still an undesirably high number of open vacancies.
Tigo the Hospitality Pro
To make the campaign recognisable and visible, 'Tigo the Hospitality Pro' is once again the main character. Last year, the campaign with Tigo proved very successful, with a lot of valuable input from hospitality workers. This year too, he is calling on his 400,000 fellow hospitality pros to give their opinions on important themes. At www.fnvhoreca.nl, hospitality workers can provide input on the level of a pay rise, the Updates CLA, and which topics should be prioritised in a new CLA. Additionally, we are reaching out to employees during company and city visits and at hospitality fairs (Gastvrij Rotterdam and BBB Maastricht). To gather as much input as possible, independent research agency Kien is also widely distributing the comprehensive survey within the hospitality sector.
The voice of hospitality workers
Edwin Vlek, chairman of FNV hospitality: “Despite the significant steps we have taken as a sector, we still see many skilled workers leaving the sector due to high work pressure, long working days, or better employment conditions elsewhere. What a shame! To make the hospitality sector attractive to work in and remain working in, good employment conditions and working environments are crucial. The input of hospitality workers is invaluable in this. Only with their voice can we enter the negotiations powerfully and effectively.”