Workers in the trade sector will receive from 1-1-2014 at least a minimum wage of € 1450; from 1-1-2015 onwards this wage increases to € 1500. This is the outcome of the collective bargaining in the trade sector between the trade union GPA-djp and the trade section of the Chamber of Commerce (WKÖ). The agreement covers two years (2014 and 2015) and includes a general pay increase in 2014 of 2.55% for wages below € 1850 and of 2.5% for wages beyond that level. In 2015 a general increase based on the price index will be paid with a 0.4% supplement for all workers.
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