Agreed wage rises averaged 3.8% last year, employer body says
Agreed wage rises averaged 3.8% last year, employer body says
Pay deals agreed in 2022 included an average rise of 3.8%, hitting a 5.9% high at the end of the year, according to research by employers’ organisation AWVN. ‘This is a very high level, viewed from a historical perspective,’ a spokesman told news website Nu.nl. ‘The trend is upwards and that is primarily to do with inflation. Companies want to compensate staff for the loss in spending power.’ Inflation averaged 10% over the year, Dutch statistics agency CBS said on... More >