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Wood and plastics processing trade / 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 2019 Results of the latest round of negotiations
Carpentry:
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•Increase of wages under the collective agreement and apprenticeship pay by 2.56%
Wood sculpturing trade:
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•Increase of wages under the collective agreement and apprenticeship pay by 2.56%
Body makers:
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•Increase of wages under the collective agreement and apprenticeship pay by 2.36%
Plastics processing industry:
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•Increase of wages under the collective agreement and apprenticeship pay by 2.56%
Musical instrument makers:
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•Increase of wages under the collective agreement and apprenticeship pay by 2.26%
Minimum wage / minimum salary
- Simple tasks: from EUR 8.67 to EUR 10.61
- Tasks requiring qualification: from EUR 8.92 to EUR 12.28
- Tasks requiring high qualification: EUR 10.68 to EUR 12.77
Apprenticeship pay
Joinery trade und carpentry technology
| Joinery trade | Carpentry technology | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st year of apprenticeship: | EUR 651.26 | EUR 651.26 |
| 2nd year of apprenticeship: | EUR 812.28 | EUR 812.28 |
| 3rd year of apprenticeship: | EUR 951.76 | EUR 1,219.44 |
| 4th year of apprenticeship: | EUR 1,069.70 | EUR 1,530.20 |
Wood sculpturing trade
| 1st year of apprenticeship: | EUR 619.46 |
| 2nd year of apprenticeship: | EUR 779.46 |
| 3rd year of apprenticeship: | EUR 908.68 |
| 4th year of apprenticeship: | EUR 983.55 |
Car body construction technology, car body painters and wheelwrights
| 1st year of apprenticeship: | EUR 610.00 |
| 2nd year of apprenticeship: | EUR 770.00 |
| 3rd year of apprenticeship: | EUR 940.00 |
| 4th year of apprenticeship: | EUR 1,050.00 |
Plastics processing industry and plastics technology
| Plastics processing industry | Plastics technology | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st year of apprenticeship: | EUR 670.00 | EUR 670.00 |
| 2nd year of apprenticeship: | EUR 910.00 | EUR 910.00 |
| 3rd year of apprenticeship: | EUR 1,080.00 | EUR 1,180.00 |
| 4th year of apprenticeship: | EUR 1,170.00 | EUR 1,490.00 |
Musical instrument manufacturing industry
| 1st year of apprenticeship: | EUR 610.00 |
| 2nd year of apprenticeship: | EUR 760.00 |
| 3rd year of apprenticeship: | EUR 940.00 |
| 4th year of apprenticeship: | EUR 1,050.00 |
Working time
The regular working time is 40 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: one week as of the end of the working week up to nine weeks
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•Employer: one week as of the end of the working week up to nine weeks
Please note: Expiry of claims
Please note that after the employment relationship, any and all claims to contractual wages arising from the employment relationship with the employer lapse within three months unless asserted orally or in writing. Claims asserted in vain lapse unless an action is filed within 18 months since first asserted. Other results achieved regarding socio-political aspects
- Protection against termination of employment according to Section 15 of the Maternity Protection Act (Mutterschutzgesetz, MSchG) is extended to apply to the term of entitlement to childcare benefit laid down in federal laws; up to the 30th month as a maximum.
- Special payments: Christmas bonus (Weihnachtsgeld) and annual leave bonus (Urlaubszuschuss)