Wage increase WSW: Your rights and options

Questioner

Working in Collective Labor Agreement - Wsw, binding Collective Labor Agreement, employment conditions include: - annual salary increase by one step, - if this is not the case, employer must motivate this annually and communicate in writing. I have been placed in a scale with 3 steps to go, but there has been no increase in > 10 years. Employer relies on lower job evaluations, and that the current classification (with 3 steps to go) is not a realistic classification but is based on the maximum current scale plus allowance. The fact that this concerns an allowance has never been recorded in correspondence or on the pay slip. Allowance has also never been withdrawn despite job changes Present: correspondence about salary level, without formalisation by scale and step. Correspondence regarding failure to comply with the annual increase laid down in the collective labour agreement: none. In 2007 a higher classification was imposed, according to the employer purely for administrative reasons, i.e. correct pension contributions and implementation of trend-related increases. pension contributions. My correction of a long-standing incorrect situation. Furthermore, the employer appeals to 'own responsibility'. But an employer who implements the Social Work Provision Act, receives an annual subsidy of 25,000 euros per FTE, has the primary responsibility to correctly implement the employer's role and to pay the corresponding salary. Now, through constructions for which there is no room within the collective labour agreement, this has been deviated from. In my opinion, this is wrong. Requirement: mtwk correction salary based on collective labor agreement.

Lawyer

If I hear this correctly, there are no real arguments from your employer NOT to apply the salary increase. If you want, I can help you claim this difference retroactively. However, pay attention to 2 things before you start this procedure. Firstly, it will be difficult to claim back the full 10 years, unfortunately that should have happened sooner, but the last 3-5 years will probably be possible. Secondly, the relationship between you and the employer will of course not be pleasant, so think about what the consequences could be.