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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 November 2023


Results of the latest round of negotiations
  • Increase of wages under the collective agreement by 8.6%
  • Increase of allowances related to long-term employment by 8.6%
  • Increase of apprenticeship pay by 8.6%
  • Favourability principle applied for keeping overpayments unchanged


Minimum wage / minimum salary
  • Simple tasks: EUR 1,990.52
  • Tasks requiring qualification: from EUR 2,191.67 to EUR 2,524.97


Apprenticeship pay
Table I Table II
1st year of apprenticeship: EUR 883.74 EUR 1,016.30
2nd year of apprenticeship: EUR 1,136.24 EUR 1,306.68
3rd year of apprenticeship: EUR 1,641.23 EUR 1,887.41
4th year of apprenticeship: EUR 1,767.48 EUR 2,032.60
Table II applies to apprentices who commence their training after 1 March 2014 and who after their ninth year of education (compulsory schooling) participated in training, completed pre-vocational training (
Vorlehre
) or attended school for another three years.


Supplements and allowances
Allowances related to long-term employment.


Working time
The regular working time is 38.5 hours per week
.
Supplement for extra hours
: usually 50%, during specified times 100% or 150%.


Notice periods
For employers:
up to 6 months 1 week
more than 6 months 6 weeks
more than 2 years 8 weeks
more than 5 years 13 weeks
more than 15 years 17 weeks
more than 25 years 21 weeks
For employees:
up to 6 months 1 week
more than 6 months 4weeks


Please note: Expiry of claims
Any claims arising from the employment relationship must be asserted within five months after they arose and/or became known, otherwise the claim expires.


Other results achieved regarding socio-political aspects
  • Annual leave bonus (
    Urlaubszuschuss
    ) and Christmas remuneration (
    Weihnachtsremuneration
    )
  • Anniversary bonuses