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Municipal employees in Finland win pay deal

Antoni | 17.02.2011 10:45 | Public sector cuts | World

Municipal employees will receive a 1.2 percent pay rise starting in May following an agreement reached on Tuesday. Additional increases of 0.8 percent will also be paid according to job sector.

Talks to find a new deal on pay and conditions continued on Tuesday after employees rejected an earlier offer made by the employers.

The new deal affects around 430,000 local government employees.

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