Trade unions and employers agree €1,000 minimum wage

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The ÖGB trade union confederation has signed an agreement with the WKÖ employers' organisation establishing a €1,000 as the minimum monthly pay for full-time workers. There is no statutory minimum wage in Austria and the trade unions have not been calling for one because of the very high coverage of collective agreements. This new agreement will be implemented through collective bargaining mainly at sector level. Workers currently earning less than €1,000 but more than €900 should see their pay increase to €1,000 by 1 January 2008. Those currently earning between €800 and €900 will get €1,000 a month by 1 January 2009.
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