French air traffic controllers have been granted the right to arrive at work three hours late and leave three hours early.
Under a new agreement between the National Union of Air Traffic Controllers, reported by French media, the country’s government has turned a practice called “clearances” into a legal right for controllers.
Clearances, in which air traffic personnel leave work during quiet periods, are believed to be common practice in France.
An air traffic controller in the main control tower at Charles de Gaulle International Airport. Photo: Reuters
The agreement came after workers threatened to strike ahead of the Paris Congress. Olympic Games.
Under the deal, air traffic controllers will also get a pay rise of up to €18,000 (£15,500), an extra 18 days off a year and a pension at age 59.
The deal will cost €70m (£60.2m) over four years and will be funded by the airlines.
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But air traffic controllers are not the only workers threatening to strike before the Olympic Games, which begin on July 26.
Unions across industries, including hospital staff, have said they will walk out if the government does not adequately compensate people forced to work during the summer holidays.
Labor relations in France remain tense, and recent protests by teachers, police officers and farmers continued Big demonstrations last year. against increasing the retirement age.