3.55% pay increase for 350,000 public sector workers

Austria

After four rounds of negotiations the public sector trade unions agreed to accept a 3.55% increase for 2009. The trade unions see this as a positive result in view of the difficult economic circumstances and were determined to secure increases to pay and rejected any lump sum payments as part of the deal. Salary increases are negotiated each year and apply from 1 January. The increase also applies to other elements of pay and allowances.
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