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Just under eleven hours later, the employer and the union agreed in the first round of negotiations on a new collective agreement for around 418,000 employees and 15,000 apprentices in retail. Salaries and compensation for apprentices will increase by 1.5 percent starting January 1, 2021. This is the average inflation rate for the last 12 months.
The union-required crown employee bonus is not part of the new KV. However, the social partners agreed on an invitation to companies that can afford to pay a bonus of 150 euros.
“It was not an easy road this year,” WKÖ commercial president Rainer Trefelik told reporters after the negotiations. With the conclusion you can “ensure the desired purchasing power”. There are also signs from large commercial companies that they want to pay the Corona employee voluntary bonus, the commerce president said.
GPA-djp chief union negotiator Anita Palkovich faced “big challenges” due to the crown crisis. The trade unionist also referred to changes in the framework law. In the case of excessively long working hours, rest periods would be extended and on New Year’s Eve a surcharge would be charged from 1:00 p.m. These changes to the framework law will take effect on December 1.
