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New pay deal sets bar for rest of German workers
Published Tue, Feb 6, 2018 · 09:50 PM
Stuttgart
A HARD-FOUGHT deal on pay and working hours for industrial employees in south-west Germany has set a benchmark for millions of workers in Europe's largest economy and heralds wage growth in the coming years.
The agreement between labour union IG Metall and the Suedwestmetall employers' federation, struck overnight, will bring a 4.3 per cent pay raise from April and other payments spread over 27 months.
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