Workers will now receive an increase of 20 euros per month in the first year of the deal, with supplements linked to salaries rising by an equivalent percentage, according to the Confederation of Finnish Industries (EK).
Agreeing a moderate, economy-wide contract on pay and conditions had been seen as crucial to improving Finnish competitiveness. In the first year of the deal thrashed out earlier this month, workers would receive a 20 euro per month increase in salary, while in the second year they would get a 0.4 percent raise.
The subsequent dispute centred on how—or whether—the deal would be applied to supplements paid to workers when they, for instance, worked early morning or late evening shifts. Unions had interpreted the deal as meaning that salary supplements would also increase in line with the new pay, but employers said they believed the deal did not apply to supplements.