4.2 Percent Wage Increase for Employees of the Chamber of Commerce

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The autumn wage rounds are in progress. Now the Chamber of Commerce (WKÖ) is proving its coercive members, the companies, but a disservice: it increases wages for its employees by 4.2 percent, while many of its representatives demand wage restraint and a plus under inflation. Partly sharp criticism comes from politics. Explanation of the Chamber: The increase is strongly based on the KV-conclusions of the previous year. Since in 2024 the degrees…

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From 2026 onwards, Chamber of Commerce employees will earn 4.2 percent more. In view of the recent manageable KV conclusions, this creates criticism.

Die Presse

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While wage increases are well below the 3.5% inflation rate this year in many industries due to the weakening economy, it is 4.2 percent for employees of the Chamber of Commerce.

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A salary increase of 4.2 percent for the employees of the Austrian Chamber of Commerce (WKO) is currently leading to broad discussions. While the Chamber of Commerce and Trade Unions defend the adjustment, representatives of industry and politics are strongly critical. AUSTRIA. The WKO salary increases are likely to be significantly higher than the current inflation rate of 3.5 percent, as reported by the press. These should therefore amount to …

Tiroler Tageszeitung Online

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The top of the Chamber of Commerce does not want to deny the visually unfavorable timing of the strong salary increase. In the long term, however, the increase is below average.

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The fact that employees of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (WKÖ) are receiving a 4.2 percent salary increase has drawn both criticism and praise. While the Federation of Austrian Industries in Vienna, for example, speaks of an "insensitive and fatal signal," the vida trade union sees it as an important step against the loss of purchasing power. The WKÖ itself considers the uproar unwarranted, as the increase is based on the collective barg…