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Fruit and vegetable processing and frozen food industry / 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 December 2018 Results of the latest round of negotiations
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•Increase of wages under the collective agreement in all categories by 3.0%
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•Increase of the allowance for long periods of employment in all categories from 2.20 to 5.30%
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•Favourability principle applied for keeping overpayments unchanged
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•Increase of apprenticeship pay and board allowances (Zehrgelder)
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•Christmas remuneration (Weihnachtsremuneration) is calculated on the basis of the increased pay level
Minimum wage / minimum salary
- Simple tasks: from EUR 1,536.40 to EUR 1,725.11
- Tasks requiring qualification: from EUR 1,840.34 to EUR 2,089.17
Apprenticeship pay
| 1st year of apprenticeship: | EUR 780.10 |
| 2nd year of apprenticeship: | EUR 1,000.00 |
| 3rd year of apprenticeship: | EUR 1,329.40 |
| 4th year of apprenticeship: | EUR 1,396.00 |
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 | 4 weeks |
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
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•Annual leave bonus (Urlaubszuschuss) and Christmas remuneration (Weihnachtsremuneration)
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•Anniversary bonuses