Home » Industrial relations » National industrial relations » Austria: salary increases and a reorganization of salary categories in store for 130,000 workers in the Commerce sector Austria: salary increases and a reorganization of salary categories in store for 130,000 workers in the Commerce sector Through . Published on 04 December 2019 à 11h37 - Update on 04 December 2019 à 16h42 Resources On 27 November, the Austrian Economic Chambers (WKO) Commerce sector together wit the services union Vida agreed on salary increases and a reorganization of salary categories for 130,000 workers in the Commerce sector. Working alongside the sector’s roughly 380,000 employees, are ‘workers’; a group including shopkeepers, preparation workers, delivery drivers, and other professions within the logistics segment whose work is integral to the sector’s businesses. The new agreement’s salary element is valid for one year from 01 January 2020 and includes salary increases ranging between 2.5% for the lowest salaries, and 2.2% for the highest salaries. In addition, and in order to take consumer habits into account so that ordering and delivery hours can be extended, employees working between 13.00 and 18.00 on Saturdays will see pay for these hours increased by 50%. Furthermore and in order to take into account changes in certain professions, as well as to clarify salary structures, the number of salary categories will ultimately be halved. From 2020 the number of categories will drop from 10 currently to 8, and then in 2021 they will fall further from 8 to 5. Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst name Last name Organization Function email* Object of the message Your messageRGPD J’accepte la politique de confidentialité.PhoneThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Les dernières publications Supporting parenthood in the workplace: a win-win strategy Supporting employee carers: a CSR challenge Analyzes Les dernières publications Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels