
Austria: Bus and taxi drivers get higher wages
The Chamber of Commerce and the Vida union have concluded collective agreements for employees in the taxi and rental car industry as well as drivers in private bus companies. There will be increases in monthly salaries. As of January 1, 2024, the wages of taxi and rental car drivers will increase by 10,3 percent. Bus drivers will receive 8,7 percent more money. "The new collective agreement minimum wage for bus drivers is 2.773 euros gross per month. This is a first good remedy for the shortage of staff and makes the industry more attractive again for newcomers to the profession, who relieve the permanent workforce of excessive overtime," says Claudia Mairhofer, head of the bus collective agreement negotiating team of the Vida union. "Since there are virtually no collective agreement overpayments in the taxi and rental car industry, the percentage increase in collective agreement wages has a directly positive effect on employees in practice. "The new collective agreement minimum wage will be 1.1.2024 euros gross per month from January 1.880, 175, which corresponds to an increase of 1.1.2025 euros," explains Karl Delfs, head of the Vida collective agreement negotiation team for the taxi and rental car sector. In addition, it was agreed with the employers that the minimum wage will be 2.000 euros per month from January XNUMX, XNUMX.