[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"page:work\u002Fcollective-bargaining-agreement\u002Fupdates\u002F2025\u002Faustria-agreement-in-retail-sector-november-30-2025":3},{"id":4,"slug":5,"title":6,"short_title":7,"intro_text":8,"meta_description":8,"seo_title":8,"path":9,"content_type":10,"locale":11,"go_live_at":7,"first_published_at":12,"page_created_at":13,"published_at":12,"edit_url":14,"breadcrumbs":15,"seo":28,"body_blocks":35,"call_to_action":41,"categories":48,"labels":53,"owner":54,"authors":62,"related_pages":64,"related_sites":65,"in_subsite":61,"contact_page_url":66,"banner_message":67},24697,"austria-agreement-in-retail-sector-november-30-2025","Austria - Agreement in retail sector - November 30, 2025",null,"","\u002Fwork\u002Fcollective-bargaining-agreement\u002Fupdates\u002F2025\u002Faustria-agreement-in-retail-sector-november-30-2025","pages.newspage","en","2026-01-01T15:03:03.037816+00:00","2026-01-01T15:03:02.970883+00:00","\u002Fcms\u002Fpages\u002F24697\u002Fedit\u002F",[16,19,22,25,27],{"title":17,"slug":18},"World of Work","work",{"title":20,"slug":21},"Collective Bargaining Agreement","collective-bargaining-agreement",{"title":23,"slug":24},"Collective Bargaining Updates","updates",{"title":26,"slug":26},"2025",{"title":6,"slug":5},{"title":6,"description":8,"image":29,"canonical":30,"robots":31,"og_type":32,"twitter_card":33,"locale":11,"created_at":34,"last_modified_at":34},"https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fmedia\u002Fimages\u002FSocial_media_preview_image_-_2025.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x630.png","https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fwork\u002Fcollective-bargaining-agreement\u002Fupdates\u002F2025\u002Faustria-agreement-in-retail-sector-november-30-2025\u002F","index, follow","website","summary_large_image","2026-01-01T16:03:03.037816+01:00",[36],{"type":37,"data":38},"text_block",{"content":39,"variant":40},"\u003Cp>The retail sector finally saw a breakthrough on 24 November after three lengthy negotiation rounds, resulting in a new collective agreement that provides a 2.55% permanent wage increase effective 1 January 2026. The unions welcomed the fact that the agreement focuses on structural improvements rather than one‑off bonuses, which they argue do not contribute to sustainable income growth. Employers insisted that economic uncertainty and slowing consumer demand limited their room for manoeuvre, but the final compromise was broadly accepted by both bargaining parties. The agreement also avoided a looming strike wave during the busy holiday season.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Read on: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fd85j82c4.r.eu-central-1.awstrack.me\u002FL0\u002Fhttps:%2F%2Fcrm.etui.org%2Fcivicrm%2Fmailing%2Furl%3Fu=89286%26qid=4710174\u002F1\u002F0107019b21627c1e-02422ac7-9c10-494a-b936-84c69ea7f89c-000000\u002FXiDy0pJX5srFIdO6hjFK2iD8xds=237\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">in English…\u003C\u002Fa> Read on: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fd85j82c4.r.eu-central-1.awstrack.me\u002FL0\u002Fhttps:%2F%2Fcrm.etui.org%2Fcivicrm%2Fmailing%2Furl%3Fu=89287%26qid=4710174\u002F1\u002F0107019b21627c1e-02422ac7-9c10-494a-b936-84c69ea7f89c-000000\u002F4ol0ymzCS50IwM6r05ly6BqWWRc=237\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">in German…\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>For more information, please contact Paul de Beer or Oana Ciuca, De Burcht (Scientific Bureau for the Dutch Trade Union Movement) \u003Ca href=\"mailto:p.t.debeer@uva.nl\">p.t.debeer@uva.nl\u003C\u002Fa> or the Head of communications at the ETUI, Mehmet Koksal mkoksal@etui.org. For previous full issues of the Collective bargaining newsletter please visit \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.etui.org\u002FNewsletters\u002FCollective-bargaining-newsletter\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\u002F\u002Fwww.etui.org\u002FNewsletters\u002FCollective-bargaining-newsletter\u003C\u002Fa> or consult the archive with all articles in our database at \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.cbnarchive.eu\u002F\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.cbnarchive.eu\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003Cbr\u002F>You may find further information on the ETUI at \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.etui.org\u002F\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.etui.org.\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>","light",{"text":42,"link":43},"Contact us",{"title":42,"url":44,"description":42,"rel":45,"type":46,"id":47},"\u002Fabout\u002Fcontact","follow","internal",24590,[49],{"id":50,"slug":51,"name":52},5,"collective-agreements","Collective Agreements",[],{"id":55,"first_name":56,"last_name":57,"email":58,"image":59,"function":60,"external":61},2,"Gunjan","Pandya","gunjanpandya@wageindicator.org","https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fmedia\u002Fimages\u002FGunjan-Pandya-ED_PhPZSyI.width-400.jpg","IT Specialist and Global Webmaster",false,[63],{"id":55,"first_name":56,"last_name":57,"email":58,"image":59,"function":60,"external":61},[],[],"\u002Fwork\u002Fliving-wages\u002Fcontact-us","\u003Cp>Welcome to WageIndicator. 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