Salaries of commercial newspaper employees to rise by 2.8%

„VÖZ“ and GPA-djp reached the social partnership agreement

Vienna (OTS) – With a 1. April 2019, the minimum basic salaries for the approximately 2,600 commercial employees in daily and weekly Newspapers and their Online – and in addition to spending by 2.8%. The Association of Austrian Newspapers („vöz“) and the Union of private employees, print, journalism and paper (GPA-djp) agreed in yesterday’s round of Negotiations.

In addition to the increase in the minimum base salaries, the sum of all previous quinquennien sums and the apprentice compensation will be increased by 2.8%. The term of the agreement is 12 months.

In addition, the crediting of waiting periods, including the family of time credit has been increased to 24 months, as well as the introduction of a right to family time, the so-called „daddy month“, agreed.

„The compromise which bears on the one hand, the structural challenges facing the newspaper and magazine industry, and represents on the other hand, a fair and well above Inflation – increase in the salaries for the workforce. In spite of the different interests of the negotiating climate of social partnership was shaped national understanding and constructiveness,“ said Claudia Gradwohl, the negotiation Manager of the employers ‚ side.

Also the Negotiator of the GPA-djp, Alois Friday appreciates the constructive negotiating climate. „In addition to the industry at a reasonable salary increase in the context of the right future-oriented trends could be agreed upon, such as the right to family time,“ says Friday.