Two million Viennese have had to pay more for their electricity and gas bills since Thursday. But some privileged and retired civil servants of Wien Energie still get the expensive goods at a cheap price.
Since September 1, two million Wien Energie customers have received new prices due to the “tariff adjustment” for electricity and gas. For every two million? No! Because Wien Energie is an exceptionally generous and pleasant employer. While most of us will soon be paying a lot more on our next electricity and gas bill, and there’s still massive confusion about rate changes and price increases, some particularly privileged people needn’t worry anymore: some retired civil servants and contract workers from the battered company. .
Because in addition to an already substantial pension of 80 percent on average of the last salary, there is also a very special bonus: a discount on the electricity and gas bill. In the form of a total package. Say a capped energy price. Based on agreements from the 1970s. A circumstance that unfortunately many can only dream of.
“Then as usual now”
In response to a “Krone” request, they are extremely reserved on the subject. “Such additional services were and are common then, as they are now in larger companies. However, for data protection reasons, no information can be given about further details of these internal agreements. It was also not known how many of the retired employees received this benefit.
In any case, it is not possible to speak of a discontinued model. There are currently about 400 active civil servants and contract workers who also benefit from this price cap. Anyone who wants to enjoy these patronizing employee benefits quickly will be disappointed on this point. These agreements no longer apply to new employees.
The wave of retirements is already coming in
In any case, Wiener Stadtwerke is looking for new employees on a large scale. Nearly 5,000 employees will retire in the next ten years, and in 2025 alone there will be 3,000.
Source: Krone
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