In Austria, a new collective agreement will enter into force at the end of 2021 for all employees of companies in the trade sector
The agreement will reform the salary schedule and aims at uniformising and reducing the salary levels, and “to create a modern scheme of employment groups, obtain more legal certainty in job grading”
Well-developed social dialogue and partnership in Austria achieved significant outcomes during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Starting in March 2020, the existing short-time working scheme has been adapted and extended to the needs of employers and workers in the Covid-19 crisis.