He recommended that the companies he represents raise wages and salaries, although there was no agreement with the employee representatives. After all, the current inflation would justify an appropriate increase in collectively agreed wages and salaries.
The railway operator will increase the actual salaries by 7.5 percent, but by at least 200 euros gross. The collectively agreed allowances are to be increased by 8 percent. In addition to this, a one-time cost-of-living premium of EUR 500 gross will be paid out in December. However, these voluntarily brought forward measures are to be offset against the actual increases after the conclusion of the new collective agreement.
“Collective bargaining negotiations are often difficult, but this year they have a special impact – both for the company and for the employees. With the voluntary increase, we want to signal to our Westbahn team that rapid action is important to us in order to quickly achieve a noticeable effect “, the board members Thomas Posch and Florian Kazalek were quoted as saying.
Source: Nachrichten
