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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 2024


Minimum wage / minimum salary
  • Simple tasks: EUR 15.50 to EUR 16.50
  • Tasks requiring qualification: from EUR 17.78 to EUR 18.32
  • Tasks requiring high qualification: EUR 19.04 to EUR 20.61


Apprenticeship pay
1st year of apprenticeship: EUR 5.70
2nd year of apprenticeship: EUR 7.60
3rd year of apprenticeship: EUR 10.77
4th year of apprenticeship: EUR 14.31


Supplements and allowances
Various dirt, hardship or hazard allowances for certain tasks.


Working time
The regular working time is 39 hours per week
.
Supplement for extra hours
: usually 50%, during specified times 100%.


Notice periods
Notice period according to the length of the employee’s employment period with the company:
  • Employee
    : any time to four weeks, in each case on the last working day of a calendar week
  • Employer
    : any time to four weeks, in each case on the last working day of a calendar week


Please note: Expiry of claims
Please note that any and all claims arising from the employment relationship with the employer
lapse
unless asserted
within six months
. After termination of the employment relationship, any and all claims arising from the employment relationship with the employer
lapse
unless asserted
within three months
. 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.
  • Payment of separation allowance (
    Trennungsgeld
    )
  • Special payment: Christmas bonus (
    Weihnachtsgeld
    )
  • Please note: The Construction Worker’s Annual Leave and Severance Pay Act (
    Bauarbeiter-Urlaubs- und Abfertigungsgesetz, BUAG
    ) applies.