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Today, Fellesforbundet presented its demands to NHO Byggenæringen and negotiations are ongoing on a new collective agreement for the construction industry.
In salary negotiations, it is important to be well prepared, know local salary standards and be aware of the market value for a given professional position. It is also good to be aware that in Norway there is a tradition of salary negotiations based on openness and trust.
Wage negotiations 2024 for the construction industry
Today, March 19, the parties met at Majorstua in Oslo to renegotiate the Collective Agreement (Fellesoverenskomsten) for construction industry – we read in Fellesforbundet news.
The agreement covers over 18 Fellesforbundet members and is the largest collective agreement in the construction industry.
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The main goal is increased purchasing power
Expectations for this year's settlement are high at a time when the cost of living has risen much more than wages.
– Now our members have been experiencing decline for several years in a row real wages. It is therefore natural that our absolutely main requirement is finances and increased purchasing power. At the same time, it is important to develop rates minimum wage kept pace and we will make sure of that with this agreement as well, says Christian Justnes, secretary of Fellesforbundet and head of negotiations.
Predictable working hours
Except an appropriate raise Predictable working hours are important for Fellesforbundet members. Employees construction workers often have to travel a long way to the workplace, which constantly changes location.
– We see a development in which it is becoming increasingly important for our members to have control over their working hours and, therefore, also over their free time. That is why this year we are introducing requirements related to both the distribution of working hours and regulations regarding daily travel time, says Christian Justnes.
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Focus on qualifications and further education
Professional competences and knowledge among Norwegian workers lag behind compared to their Scandinavian and European counterparts. We live at a turning point where new technologies are emerging at an increasingly faster pace.
Christian Justines fears that Norwegian construction industry it should also be based on competence and productivity, not on low-paid competition.
– If the Norwegian business community is to remain highly productive in the future, the time has come to reform continuing education. Working people must have the same opportunities as the rest of society, and we will raise demands that ensure both the right to time off and income security during further education.
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Source: Fellesforbundet, Photo: pixabay
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