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New Pay Deal for Municipal Employees

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.

Kuntatyönanatajien edustajia koolla Kuntatalossa
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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-thousand local government employees.

Sources: YLE

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