According to the latest figures from the Austrian Central Statistical Office, in 1997 the minimum pay rates set in collective agreements rose, on average, by 1.7% as compared with 2.4% in 1996 (AT9702103N [1]). The minimum pay of wage earners grew by 2.4% irrespective of the level of qualification, while: that of salary earners also by 2.4%; that of public servants remained the same; and that of employees in public transport grew by 0.7%. The index (1986=100) for each category stood respectively at 160.1, 156.7, 138.9 and 147.4. Overall, the index stood at 153.2 as an annual average.[1] www.eurofound.europa.eu/ef/observatories/eurwork/articles/average-minimum-wage-rates-rise-by-24-in-1996
In 1997, minimum pay rates in Austria rose on average by 1.7%, while the index (1986=100) stood at 153.2 points. In 1996, an estimated 7.4% of employees earned less than the trade unions' minimum pay rate target.
According to the latest figures from the Austrian Central Statistical Office, in 1997 the minimum pay rates set in collective agreements rose, on average, by 1.7% as compared with 2.4% in 1996 (AT9702103N). The minimum pay of wage earners grew by 2.4% irrespective of the level of qualification, while: that of salary earners also by 2.4%; that of public servants remained the same; and that of employees in public transport grew by 0.7%. The index (1986=100) for each category stood respectively at 160.1, 156.7, 138.9 and 147.4. Overall, the index stood at 153.2 as an annual average.
| Wage earners | Salary earners | |
|---|---|---|
| Agriculture and forestry | 1.9 | 1.7 |
| Craft production | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| Industrial production | 2.5 | 3.4 |
| Trade | 2.0 | 1.9 |
| Transport and broadcasting | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| Tourism | 2.4 | 1.6 |
| Money, credit, insurance | - | 1.5 |
| Other trades | - | 1.8 |
Source: Austrian Central Statistical Office.
By industry, the largest rise was achieved in mining, quarrying, glass and chemicals at 3.1%, followed by the metalworking sector at 2.9% and wood processing at 2.8%. Services did quite poorly by comparison. Exceptions were only in hotels and restaurants, where minimum wages and salaries rose by 2.5% and in legal services where they rose by 2.4%.
Estimates for 1996 by the Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs (Bundesministerium für Arbeit, Gesundheit und Soziales, BMAGS) show that 226,000 employees (against 240,000 in 1995) - 7.4% of the total - earned less than the trade unions' stated income target of ATS 168,000 gross per year for full-time employment: 4.3% of male and 11.5% of female employees and about 15% of foreign nationals.
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Eurofound (1998), Austrian minimum pay rates rise by 1.7% in 1997, article.
