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Stove fitters, pavers, tilers and ceramists / Brief overview

Brief overview of the collective agreement

editorial note Source: Gewerkschaft Bau - Holz


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


Applicable in
Austria


In force since
1 May 2023


Results of the latest round of negotiations
  • Increase of minimum wages under the collective agreement by 9.80%


Minimum wage / minimum salary
  • Simple tasks: from EUR 10.58 to EUR 13.92
  • Tasks requiring qualification: from EUR 11.20 to EUR 15.54
  • Tasks requiring high qualification: from EUR 13.03 to EUR 16.36


Apprenticeship pay
Stove fitters, pavers and tilers
1st year of apprenticeship: EUR 4.70
2nd year of apprenticeship: EUR 6.10
3rd year of apprenticeship: EUR 7.50
4th year of apprenticeship: EUR 9.10
ceramists
1st year of apprenticeship: EUR 3.70
2nd year of apprenticeship: EUR 4.80
3rd year of apprenticeship: EUR 5.60


Working time
The
regular working time is 39 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 four weeks
  • Employer
    : from one week to four weeks


Please note: Expiry of claims
Please note that any and all claims arising from the employment relationship with the employer
lapse within six months
unless asserted in writing. If such claims are denied by the employer, an
action
must be
filed
within eight weeks.
Any and all claims arising from the employment relationship with the employer have to asserted and brought before court
within six months
after termination of the employment relationship.


Other results achieved regarding socio-political aspects
e.g.
  • Payment of daily allowances for business trips
  • Special payments: Christmas remuneration (
    Weihnachtsremuneration
    ) and annual leave bonus (
    Urlaubszuschuss
    )
  • Please note: The Construction Worker’s Annual Leave and Severance Pay Act (
    Bauarbeiter-Urlaubs- und Abfertigungsgesetz, BUAG
    ) applies (except for ceramists).