PROPAK industries calls on the Union to Fairness in communication

KV-negotiations: strike threat for FV of paper and cardboard processors in view of an attractive offer, incomprehensible

Vienna (OTS) – „anyone Who calls for Fairness, should practice Fairness“, said Georg Dieter Fischer, a professional Association, the Chairman and chief negotiator of the PROPAK industry on the „condensed statement of the offer of the employer by the trade Union GPA-djp to the press“. The employer added the word of the Union spread rate of the Increase by a minimum amount of € 65,-/month, which is a in the truest sense of the word, high social component, the low and medium charges a much stronger lifting. Of this amount, each employee would have to present the offer at least, for most workers, a valorisation of the rates by more than 3% and fails with a weighted average of the industry-with 2,9%.

„We have thus laid, ranging in the low wage groups, even up to 4%. The social partners replied to such an attractive offer with strike threats, is not comprehensible, and suggests reasons for closing that are outside of the industry, and nothing to do with the PROPAK company.“ But the trade Union leave of the architecture of the social partnership’s underlying and long-standing gepflogenen principle of industry-specific negotiations. In addition, according to Fischer, the offer with a real wage increase of an average of just under one percent, far above the financial statements of the last few years, and in the environment of the country up and down the country noticeable slowdown in the economy.

The economic development of PROPAK industries, the packaging area is generally an indicator for the overall economic development, accordingly, a significant decline in growth in the course of the year 2018. Thus, the amount of development in the case of packaging made of paper/cardboard/corrugated paper for the 3 shows, for example. Quarter of 2018, a growth of 0.9%. „In General, but the turnover and amount of development that is of importance for the question of affordability of a wage/salary statements, less as rather, the results of operations,“ says Fischer. And here is the PROPAK industry is particularly affected by the sharp rise in raw material prices in the past few years. This, combined with the intense competition in the industry is given an export share of 75%, especially on the international markets, that three-quarters of the PROPAK holdings for the year 2018

Operating results reported which were lower than those of the year 2017 or at best were equal. This is a very industry-specific Situation must be the Basis for the determination of a fair, but reasonable wage/salary statements. And the employer of the PROPAK industries are of course available, according to the trade Association.

PROPAK Austria– professional Association PROPAK

The professional Association of PROPAK and the Association PROPAK Austria to represent the industrial manufacturers of paper and cardboard products in Austria. 100 companies to process and Refine, with more than 9,500 employees in Austria annually 1.1 million tons of paper and cardboard to corrugated cardboard, packaging, paper goods for Hygiene and household, office and organization products, books and brochures, and other paper goods. With the industrial printing area, the members of PROPAK are, in particular, with the packaging sector, the media service provider.

The industry is small and medium – textured, strongly export-oriented, multinational, and in different areas of the market leader in Europe. Apart from the Austrian sites it operates numerous subsidiaries in Europe and outside Europe.

With the use of the renewable materials paper and cardboard, energy-efficient, low-emission and environment-friendly production, as well as the integration of the products into the raw material cycle and waste paper recycling the industrial production of paper and cardboard products is a guarantee for sustainability. Training and high level of service orientation are important location factors. As a creative, innovative and dynamic industry offers attractive jobs with good career opportunities for committed and qualified employees. (PWK142/PM)

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