Employer chief negotiator Stöger: “The search for a common solution was particularly challenging this year” – Increase in wages and salaries by 6.33%, but a maximum of €316.50.
Given the ongoing uncertainty, the search for a common solution was particularly challenging this year. It is all the more important that we were able to reach an agreement with the employee representatives after intensive and constructive negotiations. We now have a collective agreement that, with an average impact of 5.54 percent, is just about economically viable for the companies in the sector and, thanks to the social staggering, means that employees continue to be paid fairly.
Berthold Stöger, employer negotiator in the Austrian Chemical Industry Association (FCIO)
Vienna (OTS) – In the seventh round of negotiations today, Monday, an agreement was reached on a new collective agreement for the chemical industry. Berthold Stöger, head of employer negotiations in the Austrian Chemical Industry Association (FCIO), states: “Given the ongoing uncertainty, the search for a common solution was particularly challenging this year. It is all the more important that we were able to reach an agreement with the employee representatives after intensive and constructive negotiations. We now have a collective agreement that, with an average impact of 5.54 percent, is just about economically viable for the companies in the sector and, thanks to the social staggering, means that employees continue to be paid fairly.
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For decades, the chemical industry has been one of the employers with the best-paying jobs for its approximately 50,000 employees and is one of the front runners when it comes to bonuses and allowances.
The key data of the current collective agreement are as follows:
- Wages and salaries in the chemical industry will be increased by 6.33 percent, up to a maximum of €316.50;
- Apprentice incomes increase by 6.33 percent.
- The new collective agreement for the Austrian chemical industry applies from May 1, 2024 and has a term of 12 months.
About the FCIO:
The Austrian Chemical Industry Association (FCIO) is the legal representation of the interests of the chemical industry in Austria. The approximately 240 member companies produce pharmaceuticals, plastics and plastic products, fibers, paints, fertilizers and organic and inorganic chemicals in various sectors. The industry’s almost 50,000 employees produced goods worth over 20.8 billion euros in 2022. The FCIO is committed to an economically, ecologically and socially sustainable and attractive chemical location in Austria with a research and technology-friendly environment in which the chemical industry can use its innovative strength to develop and deliver solutions to key social challenges. www.fcio.at
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