Austrian deals settle at between 7% and 8%

Austrian unions have agreed 2023 pay increases of between 7% and 8% in three key industries with more than one million workers in the last few weeks.

On 17 November, GPA and vida, the two unions representing 130,000 workers in private health and social care, reached agreement on an 8.0% overall increase, with a minimum €175 a month pay-out, worth 10.2% for those on the lowest grade.

The two unions representing central and local government employees, GÖD and younion, agreed a pay deal on 27 November providing a 7.15% increase for 530,000 workers. This also included a minimum increase, this time of €170 a month, equivalent to a 9.41% increase for the lowest paid.

On 29 November, the GPA signed a deal for 430,000 employees in the retail and wholesale industries, worth an average 7.3%. made up of an across-the-board rise of 7.0% with a minimum increase of €145, equivalent to an 8.67% increase for those of the lowest grade.

Inflation in Austria is currently 10.6% (November).