Additional pay rises for 17000 healthcare workers

Austria

The public services union younion has secured an additional EUR 39 million on the paybill of 17000 workers employed by health institutions in Vienna. This comes on top of the general pay rise for public sector workers. Care assistants, qualified care workers and senior care staff in employment before 1 January 2018 will see an increase on basic pay and will have a new pay structure. There will also be pay supplements for midwives, various technical occupations and assistant doctors, again employed before 1 January 2018. The details of the changes are still be worked out but will be backdated to 1 January 2019. Younion argues that this is a just reward for the extra responsibilities taken on by these workers and their commitment to deliver healthcare 365 days a year.

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