Today, trade unions FNV Horecabond and CNV, along with the employers' organisation Koninklijke hospitality Nederland (KHN), announced that they have reached a negotiation result regarding a new hospitality CLA starting from 1 January 2025.
The social partners have made agreements for a new hospitality CLA for a duration of 24 months. The agreements cover topics such as salary Your career, reform of the job and salary structure, the introduction of loyalty leave, and improving the work-life balance.
salary Your career
The industry is facing significant cost increases and margins are under pressure. At the same time, employers value their employees and want the sector to remain attractive in this tight labour market. With the new CLA, a balance has been found in these interests, and further Your career of an attractive basic employment conditions Membership for employees is underway.
Employees are entitled to appropriate salary increases, considering the ongoing high inflation and the ever-increasing statutory minimum salary. From job grade III, under certain conditions, there will be an increase of 2.5% from 1 January 2025, 1% from 1 July 2025, and 2.5% from 1 January 2026. At the same time, employers have more opportunities to implement their own remuneration policy. salary increases granted outside the CLA can also be offset.
Loyalty and work-life balance
The social partners appreciate employees who are loyal to the company, which is why loyalty leave is being introduced for employees who have been in service for 10 years or more. Furthermore, the social partners want to promote employee participation in the hospitality business. During the term of the new CLA, the social partners will further develop this.
To give employees more control over their work-life balance, they will have the option to indicate when they want to take overtime and additional hours worked. Part-timers, like full-timers, can also limit overtime and additional hours beyond a certain level.
Marijke Vuik, chairperson of KHN: “The agreements made provide employers with more room to determine their own remuneration policy, and that is a positive step. However, we see that margins are under pressure and employers are facing cost increases, which they cannot always Card on to the guest. At the same time, clear agreements remain crucial. They provide clarity for entrepreneurs and help us as a sector to remain attractive to new employees, which benefits us all.”
Edwin Vlek, chairperson of FNV Horecabond: “It is crucial that we continue to pay close attention to the wishes and needs of employees in challenging times. An important point during these negotiations was that experience continues to pay off. By balancing the salary structure and lowering the professional adult age to 20 years, we have made significant progress. The agreements on work-life balance and loyalty leave also represent a substantial advancement for both the sector and the employees.”
Jacqueline Twerda, union representative CNV: “CNV is pleased that we have been able to reach a balanced agreement, in which steps forward have been taken not only in terms of wages but also in the quality of employment conditions. We consider it a very important step that a skilled worker in the new CLA will be paid the adult salary at the age of 20, instead of 21.”
From negotiation result to new hospitality CLA
The negotiation result will be presented to the members of the trade unions FNV Horecabond and CNV. KHN will seek approval from the National Board of the association. More clarity will be available by mid-November, and it will be announced whether there will indeed be a new hospitality CLA from 1 January 2025.
Click here for the text of the negotiation result.
What happens next?
Are you a member of FNV hospitality? Then you have already received a personal voting link via e-e-mail, where you can express your opinion on this negotiation result. Everyone is allowed to vote, including non-members.
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