The social partners in the banking sector, with a workforce of 80,000 workers, could come to an agreement after 4 rounds of negotiations. A wage increase was agreed of 1.93% plus a nominal 6 euro. This brings the increase for workers at the lowest pay level to 2.17%. Apprentice pay is raised by 2.3%. The agreement has is valid for 12 months, starting 1-4-2014.
German: http://www.oegb.at/cms/S06 ...
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