Best of luck with this guys.
We are currently faced with an actual 5.2% reduction in salary at the moment (Eurocontrol) and we may (if lucky) negotiate a pay freeze, which will still be a reduction in real terms.
If that wasnt bad enough we face paying it backdated for 12 months, so about €4.5k back to the employer plus the 5.2% off the salary.
Absolute joke.