A collective agreement, or TES, is an agreement between an employee organization and an employer or employers' organization on sector-specific working conditions. All collective agreements in the construction industry are universally binding. RT and its trade unions are negotiating parties of employers in eight employee agreements and three white-collar contracts.
The new collective agreements have been updated in spring 2025.
Employees' collective agreements
The three-year agreement period of the current collective agreements in the construction sector is valid from 1.3.2025 March 29.2.2028 to XNUMX February XNUMX. The negotiation result applies to eight collective agreement sectors: construction, civil engineering, building products industry, HVAC, asphalt, waterproofing, painting and floor covering.
Salaries will be increased by a general increase of 2,5% from the beginning of the salary payment period starting on or after September 1.9.2025, 2,9, and by a general increase of 1.6.2026% from the beginning of the salary payment period starting on or after June 1.6.2027, 2,4, and by a general increase of XNUMX% from the beginning of the salary payment period starting on or after June XNUMX, XNUMX.
Contract pricing, monetary bonuses and compensation paid to employee representatives will be increased accordingly during the contract period.
Employees' collective agreements
The collective agreements for salaried employees in the construction sector and the building materials and concrete industry are valid for three years, from 1.5.2025 May 30.4.2028 to XNUMX April XNUMX.
Salaries for salaried employees will be increased during the contract period as follows:
- With a 2,0% increase distributed to all salaried employees no later than 1.8.2027 October 0,4 or from the beginning of the salary payment period beginning as soon as possible thereafter. In addition, salaries will be increased by a 0,2% company-specific tranche in a manner to be agreed locally. If no agreement is reached on the distribution of the company-specific tranche, 0,2% of the tranche will be distributed as a general increase to all salaried employees and the employer will decide on the distribution of the XNUMX% share.
- With a 2,0% increase distributed to all salaried employees no later than 1.10.2025 October 0,5 or from the beginning of the salary payment period beginning as soon as possible thereafter. In addition, salaries will be increased by a 0,3% company-specific tranche in a manner to be agreed locally. If no agreement is reached on the distribution of the company-specific tranche, 0,2% of the tranche will be distributed as a general increase to all salaried employees and the employer will decide on the distribution of the XNUMX% share.
- With a 2,2% increase distributed to all salaried employees no later than 1.9.2026 October 0,7 or from the beginning of the salary payment period beginning as soon as possible thereafter. In addition, salaries will be increased by a 0,4% company-specific tranche in a manner to be agreed locally. If no agreement is reached on the distribution of the company-specific tranche, 0,3% of the tranche will be distributed as a general increase to all salaried employees and the employer will decide on the distribution of the XNUMX% share.