The two GB union confederation affiliates, Gewerkschaft Metall-Textil-Nahrung (metal, textiles and clothing, GMTN) and Gewerkschaft der Privatangestellten, Druck, Journalismus, Papier (functionaries, printing and journalism, GPA-DJP), jointly representing workers in the private electricity industry (EVU), negotiated a 3.7% increase on pay and other allowances in a 12-month deal from 1 February 2008. The agreement also includes a €250 lump sum payment. This is about 0.6%pts higher than the average pay rise for 2008 agreed thus far in Austria.
(English: http://www.epsu.org/spip/cob.php3?id_mot=249#a3596;
German: http://www.gpa.at/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=GPA/Page/Index&n=GPA_0.a&cid=1200959080722)
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The Austrian government has largely given in to the demands of the two unions involved, the Gewerkschaft ffentlicher Dienst (GD) and the Gewerkschaft der Gemeindebediensteten (GdG) of the GB confederation, and agreed on a one-year wage agreement for 2008, covering public servants of the state, federal states (Lnder) and municipalities. On average, their incomes will increase by 3.3% on January 1, 2008: through compensations by 2.7%, with on top a non-recurrent allowance for everybody of Euro 175 in May 2008. The agreement implies the highest wage increases since years. Moreover, it has equalizing effects: those with the lowest incomes will receive a 3.8% wage increase, and those with the highest incomes 2.7%.
Other recent pay settlements in Austria include 3.3% pay rises for 70,000 employees of banks and financial institutions, and a 3.4% increase for private-sector bus drivers.
(English: http://www.epsu.org/r/163; Watson Wyatt Data Services, New Industrial Relations Europe, 1/2008;
German: http://www.goed.at/13891.html and http://www.gdg.at)