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Last updated on 11/20/2024

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Info Salary

Minimum gross wage

Applicable

16.01 EUR until 21.22 EUR

Salary per category

Unskilled

16.01 EUR

Skilled

16.84 EUR until 18.79 EUR

Specialist

18.79 EUR

Foreman

20.64 EUR

Professionals

17.54 EUR until 19.26 EUR

Info Working time

Daily

8 to 9 hour(s)

Weekly

39 hours

Overtime

1 to 3 hours per day

Breaks

Rest

after 6 hours of work

30 minutes

Not part of standard working time

Not paid

Info Travel abroad and lodging

Within Austria

Travel allowance

Usually EUR 33.1

Meal allowance

Included in daily allowance

Subsistence/daily allowance

Min 12 until 32 EUR per day if workers have to work outside company premises for more than 3 hours.

Info Premiums

Overtime

50 % of salary per hour

Evening work

Allowed

No specific salary definition

Night work

Allowed

From to

50 to 100 % of salary per hour

Working on Saturdays

Allowed

Info

Saturday is a legal working day in Austria. Normally, we work 5 days from Monday to Friday.

Working on Sundays

Allowed under specific regulations (law or collective agreement)

100 % of salary per hour

Working on public holidays

Allowed under specific regulations (law or collective agreement)

50 to 100 % of salary per hour

Shift work

Allowed

50 to 100 % of salary per hour

100 % of salary per hour night shift

Hazardous work

5 to 25 % per hour

Standby pay

Not applicable

Annual holidays allowance

Social fund: BUAK

Info

Determined by law (BUAG)

13th month

Applicable

Approx. 1 daily salary per day holiday

Paid on start of holiday

Info

BUAG

14th month

Applicable

Approx. 1 monthly salary

Paid on november

Additional wage components

Applicable

Other

100 % if workers are not responsible for the delay

Bad weather conditions

60 % of salary per hour

Info Holidays

Number of holidays

25 days

30 days after 25 years of work

Public holidays

13 days

Info Wage deductions

Social security contributions

17.12 % % of salary

Income tax

0 to 55 %

Info Sickness and injuries

Sickness/illness

Week 1 to 6 : 100 %

Week 7 to 10 : 50 % paid by company, the rest is paid by health fund

Week to : %

Work injuries/accidents

Week 1 to 8 : 100 %

Week to : %

Week : %

Info Contacts

GBH

W. http://www.gbh.at

E. bau-holz@gbh.at

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