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This is why German unions often negotiate for different geographic areas independently. This way, different costs of living are factored in.
by gmueckl 7y ago
This is why German unions often negotiate for different geographic areas independently. This way, different costs of living are factored in.
- cpach 7y agoIt’s the same in my country (Sweden) AFAIK.
- pmiller2 7y agoInteresting. Is that only to do with matters of compensation, or do other factors come into play?
- gmueckl 7y agoThey could negotiate completely independent contract for each region as far as I know, but in practice, the differences revolve mostly around pay structure. I'm not aware of any other significant regional differences.
- lowdose 7y agoBut the Netherlands is actually one big city so this wouldn't make much sense. The Netherland is as economically independent from Germany as Hong Kong is from China.
- gmueckl 7y agoMy point was merely that there are models for solutions for the problems the parent post saw for the USA. I did not want to claim that this works for the Netherlands, too.