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Brief overview of the collective agreement

editorial note Source: Gewerkschaft GPA


Blue-collar workers / white-collar workers
White-collar workers


Applicable in
Austria


In force since
1 August 2023


Results of the latest round of negotiations
  • Increase of wages under the collective agreement by 10,1 %
  • Overpayments in euros remain unchanged


Minimum wage / minimum salary
  • Simple tasks: from EUR 1,989.98 to EUR 2,570.88
  • Tasks requiring qualification: from EUR 2,403.99 to EUR 4,021.19
  • Tasks requiring high qualification: from EUR 3,348.90 to EUR 8,109.82


Supplements and allowances
Supplements and allowances for the second shift were agreed with some professional associations (
Fachverbände
).


Working time
The regular working time is 38.5 hours per week
.
Supplement for extra hours
: usually 50%, during specified times 100% with a base wage factor of 1/144.


Notice periods
Notice periods are specified in Section 20 of the Salaried Employees Act (
Angestelltengesetz, AngG
)
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
:
Please note: Consider the terms stipulated in the employment contract.


Please note: Expiry of claims
  • Proof of previous employment relationships for the crediting of earlier employment periods – expire after two months
  • Kilometre allowance – expire after two months
  • Separation allowance – expire after three months
  • Claims to overtime wages – expire after four months


Other results achieved regarding socio-political aspects
  • Ten months of parental leave per child is counted towards advancement
  • Obligation to retain apprentices for six months after they have completed their apprenticeship
  • Special payments: Christmas bonus (
    Weihnachtsgeld
    ) and annual leave bonus (
    Urlaubszuschuss
    )
  • Anniversary payments (anniversary bonus)
  • Biennial increases (
    Biennalsprünge
    ) actually take effect