Austria
After the third round of negotiations, public sector unions have agreed with the government on a 1.3% pay increase for 2016 that will be implemented on 1 January for the calendar year. This means a real wage increase in relation to the 0.7% current rate of inflation.
Read more at > GÖD (DE)
And at > younion (DE)
Public service union Abvakabo has called for a 3.5% pay increase for the 500,000 workers employed in health and social care and covered by three collective agreements – hospitals, mental health and disabled care. The union argues that the sector is being affected by demographic change with staff shortages at the same time as there is an increasing demand from an ageing population, with the numbers in care likely to rise by 50% to 1.5 million over the next 15 years. As part of the claim the union also wants a 13th month payment. [Read more at > ABVAKABO (NL)->http://www.abvakabofnv.nl/cao
Salaries for public sector workers rose by 2.9% from 1 January. With a sharp drop in inflation to 0.8% in the year to December this means that workers should see a real increase in pay over the year, however, this will only begin to compensate them for a loss of purchasing power of between 7.2% and 10.4% between 2000 and 2008. Read more at > STAL (PT)
Following their industrial action at the end of June, the STAL and FIEQUIMETAL trade unions have called a 24-hour strike across the AdP water company in response to an inadequate 1.2% general pay offer from the employer. This would be the only pay rise since 2009 apart from a €20 increase in 2018. The unions are calling for an €120 increase on monthly salaries and a minimum wage of €900. They have a range of other demands including full and effective implementation of the collective agreement, setting up of a new career system, payment of an allowance to cover difficult and dangerous jobs
