Freight transport by road: new collective agreement signed!

Following the signing of an agreement in principle in November, on December 12^th the OGBL signed the definitive text of the sectoral collective bargaining agreement for Transport & Logistics with the employers’ organisation Groupement Transport. This collective agreement applies to all Luxembourg-based companies active in the sectors of transport of goods by motorised vehicles, moving services, express delivery/express mail, warehousing, chartering or logistics.

The new collective agreement includes the following improvements for workers in the sector:

• An average increase of 2.5% in all pay scales.
• The introduction of a monthly bonus of 50 euros for ADR drivers (transport of dangerous goods).
• An increase in expenses, accommodation allowances and mileage allowances.
• The inclusion of training for professional drivers (“Code 95”) in working hours.

The new collective agreement will come into force on January 1^st 2025 and expire on December 31^st 2026.

Press release by the OGBL Road transport & Navigation/ACAL union,
on November 12, 2024