Health workers are set to see their wages double over the next two years as a series of pay increases have been agreed with the government. The Sanitas trade union has been campaigning for pay increases for some time as one of the key measures to tackle the recruitment crisis in the sector. After lengthy negotiations the government has now agreed to increase health workers' pay by 25% from 1 October this year. This will be followed by further 25% increases over the next two years. Other measures to tackle the crisis in the sector include new statutes for doctors to differentiate them from civil servants and new rules on unofficial payments from patients. Negotiations will also continue with the Ministry of Labour in order to get wage increases for the workers in the social care system as well.
Read more at > Sanitas (RO)
25% pay increase for health workers
More like this
Confederation aims for 2.5% increase
The FNV confederation has agreed a guideline of a pay increase of 2.5% for the next round of negotiations, aiming to keep pay just ahead of inflation which is forecast at 2%. A key element of the bargaining round will be decent work and ensuring equal pay for equal work, with an aim to reduce to use of temporary contracts and agency workers. Read more at > FNV Abvakabo (NL)
Mental health care workers get 8.38% increase over 2.5 years
The latest collective agreement covering 89000 workers in the mental health sector includes a 8.38% pay increase over 2.5 years (3% in October 2019, 3% in August 2020 and 2.1% in June 2021). Workers will also get a EUR 500 lump sum payment. The agreement includes a number of measures to address training needs and a 7% higher starting salary to attract new workers to the sector. There will also be measures to address stress-related sickness and employees who work in particularly intensive care situations will get an extra 16 hours of leave.
2.5% for childcare workers
Around 5000 childcare workers across the country will benefit from a 2.5% pay increase from 1 January 2016. The rise was agreed between the vida services union and the Ministry of Labour's Federal Arbitration Office. The union is pleased about the result which it sees as an important step in improving the pay of an occupation dominated by women. The new minimum wage will be €1435 a month, marking progress towards the €1500 target agreed by unions in the ÖGB confederation. There will also a a new €5 an hour "cleaning allowance". [Read more at > vida (DE)->http://www.vida.at/servlet