The potential impact of AI on the content and organisation of work
The CLA parties will put the topic of AI on the agenda among WVB members in the coming CLA period in order to raise awareness and to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and experience. The potentialimpact of AI on the content and organisation of work will be discussed together.
Equal pay
The CLA parties will discuss the topic of equal pay during regular consultations in order to prepare for the Dutch legislature’s implementation proposal under the European Pay Transparency Directive, which has been in force since 2023.
Compliance with the CLA
In consultation with the trade unions, the WVB is developing a format that will provide insight into the application of a number of primary employment conditions during the CLA period. Reporting to trade unions will take place at an aggregated level. The CLA parties jointly agree on the aggregation level for reporting by data category.
Fixed-flex ratio
During the term of the CLA, the WVB will ask employers once, on the reference date of 1 July 2025, about the ratio between the number of permanent employees and the number of flexible workers. Based on this, the CLA arrangement in Article 12.6 will be reviewed in autumn 2025. The outcomes will be shared with the trade unions.
Workload, well-being and welfare
During the term of the CLA, every employer with more than 50 employees will organise a survey focusing on workload, well-being and welfare, in consultation with the employee representation. The WVB will put the approach of a workload survey on the agenda of the first standard consultation session in 2025 after consulting WVB members. This will include looking at the 'Werkdruktemeter'.
Together, the CLA parties will formulate questions dealing with perceived work-life balance, the organisation of work and the relationship with working hours/working hours reduction. In any case, these questions will have a place in the survey. The survey outcomes will be collected by the WVB, discussed by the CLA parties, and may give rise to new CLA arrangements.
During the term of the CLA, the WVB will focus during a members’ meeting on topics such as social safety, psychosocial preventive assistance and training and/or workshops to promote employee well-being. The WVB will inform the trade unions about the outcome of this members' meeting during the regular meetings.