19 August, 2008Metal Workers' Trade Union of Croatia concludes collective agreement with Alstom, securing wage rises for all 678 workers.
CROATIA: After a year of negotiations, the Metal Workers' Trade Union of Croatia concluded a collective agreement with ALSTOM HRVATSKA d.o.o. in July 2008.
The agreement sets the lowest contractual wage at Alstom at 4,050.00 kuna gross, which is about 560 EUR. It is agreed that wages will increase annually based on annual inflation and includes an extra wage increase depending on productivity in the previous year. In addition, workers will receive a one per cent annual wage increase for each year of service, which is applied as of April 1, 2008.
The agreement covers 678 workers from July 1, 2008 for an indefinite period. In accordance with Croatian law, the agreement also stipulates what the employer must pay to workers in non-taxable amounts, such as for example Christmas bonus, welfare payments, travel expenses, per diems and field allowance.
Alstom Hrvatska is part of the transnational Alstom Group and manufactures all types of turbine blades, stator and rotor blades for steam turbines and compressor blades for gas turbines.