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Mining / 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 November 2018 Results of the latest round of negotiations
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•Increase of minimum wages under the collective agreement by 3.0–3.5%
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•Increase of actual wages by 3.0–4.0 %
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•Increase of allowances under the collective agreement by 3.5%
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•Increase of compensation for expenses by Ø 2.1%
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•Increase of apprenticeship pay by 100/90/80/70 €
Minimum wage / minimum salary
- Simple tasks: from EUR 1,914.61 to EUR 2,043.81
- Tasks requiring qualification: from EUR 2,234.82 to EUR 2,574.68
- Tasks requiring high qualification: from EUR 2,883.03 to EUR 3,301.13
Apprenticeship pay
| 1st year of apprenticeship: | EUR 719.36 |
| 2nd year of apprenticeship: | EUR 920.45 |
| 3rd year of apprenticeship: | EUR 1,204.23 |
| 4th year of apprenticeship: | EUR 1,590.14 |
Supplements and allowances
Dirt, hardship and hazard allowances, allowances for night and shift work, assembly allowance Working time
The regular working time is 38.5 hours per week.Supplement for extra hours: usually 50%, during specified times 100%.
Notice periods
For employers: 6 weeks
| after 2 years of employment | 2 months |
| after 5 years of employment | 3 months |
| after 15 years of employment | 4 months |
| after 25 years of employment | 5 months |
For employees: 1 week
Employees may terminate their employment relationship as per the end of the working week
| after 1 year of employment | 2 weeks |
| after 5 years of employment | 4 weeks |
| after 10 years of employment | 6 weeks |
Employees may terminate their employment relationship as per the end of the working week
Please note: Expiry of claims
Please note that any claims arising from the employment relationship with the employer must be asserted within six months. Other results achieved regarding socio-political aspects
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•Special payments: Christmas remuneration (Weihnachtsremuneration) and annual leave bonus (Urlaubszuschuss)
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•24 December is a day off work
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•Payment of daily allowances for work at external workplaces