Wages for the 130,000 private social, nursing and health professions are rising by double digits, especially at low wages.
The protest actions of workers in the social professions had an effect: in the fourth round of the KV negotiations, the union and employers reached agreement on a substantial salary increase. Everyone gets 8 percent more, but at least 175 euros more per month. Due to this staggering increase, lower incomes even rise by 10.2 percent. Improvements have also been made to crediting past service periods, surcharges for short-term replacements, etc.
Employees predominantly female
This is an important signal to the predominantly female employees, “who have been under great pressure in recent years,” explains employer negotiator Walter Marschitz. Across the board, many social services will benefit. The industry includes non-profit organizations such as Volkshilfe, Hilfswerk, Kinderfreunde, etc. with a total of 82,000 employees. There are also Caritas, Diakonie, Red Cross, etc., which are based on social insurance. Therefore, the deal affects 130,000 people.
Uniqa is expanding its healthcare sector
Insurance giant Uniqa would like to expand 24-hour care. He already has a 39 percent interest in ‘cura domo’. The majority belong to the founding Pozdena family. This company from Schwechat currently has about 2000 healthcare providers from Eastern Europe under contract. “We will increase our stake and are also looking for acquisitions,” explains Uniqa boss Andreas Brandstetter.
Since Austria is looking for an additional 75,000 nursing staff by 2030, Brandstetter advocates classifying these jobs as “shortage jobs”. Then you can also contact us for healthcare providers from non-EU countries.
Source: Krone
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