10% plus X: NGG union demands strong wage increases in 2023

In these special times, wages have to rise particularly sharply. In view of the rapidly increasing prices for food, energy and gas stations, many middle-income people no longer know how to pay their bills. Inflation will also be high in 2023: In the coming collective bargaining negotiations, we are demanding ten percent plus X more money for employees in the food industry, in the hospitality industry, in the confectionery industry, breweries and in the food trade.” Freddy Adjan, deputy chairman of the food industry union Enjoyment restaurants (NGG) commented on the so-called collective bargaining recommendation * decided yesterday by the main board of the union.

Uniformly for all NGG sectors, wage increases of ten to twelve percent are to be demanded in the 2023 collective bargaining round with a term of the collective agreements of twelve months. Freddy Adjan: “We need a strong and sustained increase in pay scales as consumer prices will remain high. This also means that all entry-level wages must be at least 13 euros and thus above the statutory minimum wage level.”