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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 January 2020 Results of the latest round of negotiations
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•Increase of wages under the collective agreement by 2.3%
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•Increase of apprenticeship pay by 2.4%
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•Increase of allowances related to long-term employment by Ø 7.8%
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•Increase of board allowances (Zehrgelder) by 2.3%
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•Favourability principle applied for keeping overpayments unchanged
Minimum wage / minimum salary
- Simple tasks: from EUR 1,571.47 to EUR 1,763.52
- Tasks requiring qualification: from EUR 1,882.09 to EUR 2,132.59
Apprenticeship pay
| 1st year of apprenticeship: | EUR 798.90 |
| 2nd year of apprenticeship: | EUR 1,024.00 |
| 3rd year of apprenticeship: | EUR 1,361.30 |
| 4th year of apprenticeship: | EUR 1,429.50 |
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