Duration and salary arrangements
The CLA includes a structural salary increase of 1% as of December 1, 2025, followed by a further 1.25% from July 1, 2026, and 1% from January 1, 2027. In addition, 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). In total, the structural salary increase amounts to 3.25% over the term of the CLA. The shift allowance will also be included in the basis for the year-end bonus, starting January 1, 2026.

Other agreements
The 80-90-100 scheme, which allows employees of higher age to work 80% of their hours for 90% of their salary while retaining 100% pension accrual, will be made permanent and extended to shift workers. The Early Retirement Scheme (RVU) will also become permanent for physically demanding occupations from 2026, in line with the national agreement. Furthermore, the profit-sharing scheme will be aligned with that of other staff groups, an addendum for technicians will be introduced, and the social plan will be modernized. Finally, agreements have been made regarding productivity and the development of flexible workers.

Changing circumstances at KLM 
It was no easy task to arrive at this result together, because the circumstances at KLM are complex and recovery is fragile. Nevertheless, KLM has, in the recent past, managed to repay all its loans to the government, thereby confirming that we are on our way to restoring our financial health.

All KLM staff adopted a flexible and resilient attitude throughout the pandemic, displaying immense loyalty and commitment in contributing to KLM’s recovery under difficult circumstances. It is important to offer them a better outlook in the current, drastically changed situation.

Soaring inflation, declining purchasing power, high work pressure and the tightening labour market are the latest circumstances demanding a response from KLM. That is why they have been offered a salary increase of 2% effective 1 October 2022 and a further 2% effective 1 March 2023. A minimum of EUR 80 has been set for both increases, to ensure that the financial position of those on lower incomes is strengthened.

Agreements with KLM’s predicament in mind
These agreements will restore stability to our organisation and offer better perspectives to (future) staff. Recovery is fragile, however, and the near future will remain difficult to predict for KLM, owing to high inflation, rising costs and dollar exchange rates, the ongoing presence of the coronavirus, and the war in Ukraine. It is therefore important for KLM to retain access to loans from the government and banks (i.e. credit facilities).

This is why KLM must continue its efforts to structurally reduce costs. If circumstances change in the coming period, causing KLM to slip into crisis once more, we will return to the negotiating table with the trade unions.