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Trades related to construction (GBH) / Brief overview
Brief overview of the collective agreement
editorial note
Source: Gewerkschaft Bau - Holz
Blue-collar workers / white-collar workers
Blue-collar workers Applicable in
Austria In force since
1 May 2022 Results of the latest round of negotiations
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•Increase of minimum wages under the collective agreement by 4.0%
Minimum wage / minimum salary
- Simple tasks: from EUR 11.76 to EUR 12.28
- Tasks requiring qualification: from EUR 13.68 to EUR 14.85
- Tasks requiring high qualification: EUR 15.60
Apprenticeship pay
| 1st year of apprenticeship: | EUR 5.00 |
| 2nd year of apprenticeship: | EUR 7.50 |
| 3rd year of apprenticeship: | EUR 11.15 |
Supplements and allowances
Various supplements for difficult working conditions depending on occupational group and the Land (e.g. dirt or hardship allowance). Working time
The regular working time is 39 hours per week
.Supplement for extra hours
: usually 50%, during specified times 100%. Notice periods
Notice periods according to the length of the employee’s employment period with the company:- Employee/employer: from one week to four weeks
Please note: Expiry of claims
Please note that any and all claims arising from the employment relationship with the employer lapse within three months
unless asserted in writing. If such claims are denied by the employer, an action
must be filed
within three months. Other results achieved regarding socio-political aspects
e.g.-
•Lump-sum reimbursement for work at external workplaces (Auslöse)
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•Special payment: Christmas bonus (Weihnachtsgeld)
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•Please note: The Construction Worker’s Annual Leave and Severance Pay Act (Bauarbeiter-Urlaubs- und Abfertigungsgesetz, BUAG) applies.