Publish Time: 2025-12-04 Origin: Site
The CLA will be valid for two years, backdated to 1 March 2025 extending to 28 February 2027 with benefits including a 3.25% salary increase, a one-time net payment, an improved profit-sharing scheme and a permanent arrangement for older employees to work fewer hours or retire earlier.
Trade unions CNV, De Unie, FNV, NVLT and VKP will present the agreement to their members for approval.
An agreement was reached with NVLT, VKP and De Unie in early September and talks resumed with CNV and FNV in early October under the guidance of an external intermediary.
This led to additions to the negotiated results, which all the unions supported, says KLM.
Salaries will increase 1% as of 1 December 2025, followed by a further 1.25% from 1 July 2026 and 1% from 1 January 2027.
Employees will receive a one-time net payment of €500 in December 2025 and €250 net in January 2026 based on a full-time employment contract.
The structural salary increase amounts to 3.25% over the term of the CLA and shift allowances will be included in the basis of the year-end bonus from 1 January 2026.
Miriam Kartman, Chief HR Officer of KLM said: “We are pleased that we have reached a CLA with all five trade unions. In KLM’s current financial reality, we have come together to make solid agreements on remuneration, career development, productivity, and flexibility. This is good news for our colleagues, who will maintain their purchasing power, and for the company as a whole.”
Other key parts of the agreement are the 80-90-100 scheme, which allows older employees to work 80% of their hours for 90% of their salary while retaining 100% of pension accrued.
The 80-90-100 scheme will be made permanent and extended to shift workers.
The Early Retirement Scheme will become permanent for physically demanding occupations from 2026, in line with the national agreement.
The profit-sharing scheme will be aligned with schemes for other groups, an addendum for technicians will be introduced and the social plan will be modernised.