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Iron and metal processing trade / Brief overview
Brief Overview of the collective agreement
editorial note
Source: Gewerkschaft PRO-GE
Blue-collar workers / white-collar workers
Blue-collar workers Applicable in
Austria In force since
1 January 2024 Results of the latest round of negotiations
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•Increase of minimum wages by 8.5%
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•Increase of actual wages by 8.2%
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•Increase of apprenticeship pay:
- 1st year of apprenticeship: EUR 932.00
- 2nd year of apprenticeship: EUR 1,085.00
- 3rd year of apprenticeship: EUR 1,410.50
- 4th year of apprenticeship: EUR 1,886.50
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•Increase of supplements and allowances under the collective agreement by 8.5%
Minimum wage / minimum salary
EUR 2,424.45 Apprenticeship pay
| 1st year of apprenticeship: | EUR 932.00 |
| 2nd year of apprenticeship: | EUR 1,085.00 |
| 3rd year of apprenticeship: | EUR 1,410.50 |
| 4th year of apprenticeship: | EUR 1,886.50 |
Supplements and allowances
Distance allowance, dirt, hardship and hazard allowances, allowances for work at night and shift work (2nd and 3rd shift), allowance for being away on a job, etc. Working time
The regular working time is 38.5 hours per week
.Supplement for extra hours
: usually 50%, during specified times 100%. Notice periods
Notice periods
according to the length of the employee’s employment period with the company:-
•Employee: from one week to six weeks
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•Employer: from one week to sixteen weeks
Please note: Expiry of claims
Please note that certain claims arising from the employment relationship (e.g. overtime pay, compensation for travel expenses as well as certain allowances and wage supplements) with the employer lapse within six months
unless asserted in writing. Other results achieved regarding socio-political aspects
Crediting parental leave periods towards notice period, entitlement to sick pay and the duration of annual leave up to 22 months.