A deal between the Austrian union of postal and telecommunications employees (GPF) and the management of Österreichische Post will mean a record 10% salary increase from January 2024 for workers covered by the new collective agreement.
For July to December 2023, every full-time employee will receive a tax-free cost-of-living bonus of €300 per month, totalling €1,800, with a proportional payment for part-timers.
Apprentices’ pay will also go up by 10% from January 2024 and for the months of July to December 2023, apprentices will get a tax-free premium of €100 per month. Additional fees and allowances will increase by 9.8 % from January 2024, and the shift allowance will rise by 15.2% from 1 August 2023.