Austria
Civil servants saw a 1.77% rise in basic pay on 1 March. This was the result of an agreement in the previous January that the 2015 pay increase would be the equivalent of the inflation rate between October 2013 and September 2014 plus 0.1%. However, after seven rounds of negotiations public sector unions are still trying to secure a guarantee from the government that civil servants won't lose out from the implementation of a new pay system.
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Services union ver.di is calling for the pay agreement signed with regional governments in May 2006 to be extended to civil servants. Civil servants are not covered by collective bargaining but are normally covered by the collective agreements negotiated by ver.di and the other public sector unions. Although some lump payments have been paid by the regions, none of the regional governments have implemented the collective agreement that should give civil servants a 2.9% pay increase this year. [Read more at > Ver.di->http://presse.verdi.de/pressemitteilungen/showNews?id=789e2e30-fa17-11db-7f05
The public services trade unions from the three main confederations (CSC/ACV, ACOD/CGSP, VSOA/SLFP) have negotiated an agreement that will provide for pay increases and a range of other benefits for the 65,000 workers in the federal government. The agreement still has to be confirmed by the government before being implemented from the beginning of 2023. This will mean the first pay rise for civil servants, over and above the normal indexation, for 20 years. The lower pay scales (D and C) will get a 2% increase in 2023 while the B category will get 2% in 2024. The A category will see pay rise
The PCS civil service union reports widespread report for the day of strike action on 15 October. This is part of the union's long-running campaign to secure pay increases across central government after two years of pay freezes and pay increases capped at 1%. The union is arguing for a 5% increase or £1200 (€1500) across the board. Read more at > PCS
