Energy unions negotiate 4.2% increase for lower paid

Austria

Workers in the private energy sector will see their basic pay rise by 3.8%-4.2% with lower paid workers getting the higher percentage increase. The agreement covers 21,000 employees and runs for 12 months from 1 February 2012. The GPA-DJP services union thanked members and works council members for their work in support of the claim. The agreement also includes arrangements for the unions and employers to look at age-related issues around pay, shift work and arduous employment as well as analysing gender equality aspects of the collective agreement.
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