Civil Servant Health Insurance: More Federal States Adopt Federal Agreement

On Thursday, it was decided at the Vienna City Hall that Vienna would also adopt the federal salary agreement. City Councilor for Personnel Jürgen Czernohorszky (SPÖ) emphasized in a statement sent to the APA his gratitude towards the younion for the constructive discussions, which highlight that especially in difficult times, social partnership cooperation is indispensable.

Civil Servants' Collective Agreement: Tyrol Also Joins Federal Agreement

The state of Tyrol will also join the basic agreement at the federal level, it was announced on Thursday afternoon in a press release. "I greatly appreciate that the employees in public administration are also contributing to ensuring that the already very challenging budget situation does not get out of hand," Governor Anton Mattle (ÖVP) was quoted in a press release.

The chairman of the central staff representation of the state of Tyrol, Michael Eller, described the salary increase of 3.3 percent from July 2026 to July 2027 as "pleasing." However, the renewed "unpacking" is "painful," Eller admitted. The union expressed relief that there was no "zero wage round." "In the spirit of a lived and functioning social partnership, we were able to avert this," said the state chairman of the Public Service Union (GÖD) Gerhard Seier.

Kahr Sees "Fair Conclusion" in Civil Servants' Collective Agreement

From the Styrian capital Graz, it was stated that the previously agreed conclusion for 2026 remains fundamentally in place: an inflation adjustment plus 0.3 percentage points (including ancillary fees and allowances). However, this will only take effect on July 1. For the years 2027 and 2028, income-dependent increases are planned, it was stated in the press release.

"A feared zero wage round could be averted, while the agreement provides relief for public budgets," said the office of Personnel City Councilor Manfred Eber (KPÖ), who conducted the negotiations with Wolfgang Demschner, the chairman of the central committee of the staff representation. Mayor Elke Kahr (KPÖ) added: "Especially in economically challenging times, it is an important signal that a fair agreement has been reached and a zero wage round has been avoided."

ÖVP-Governed States Adopt Civil Servant Collective Agreement

Already the day before, most states had announced how they intend to proceed with the federal agreement. Those governed by the ÖVP announced an adoption. Lower Austria, Salzburg, and Upper Austria want to carry the results over to the state level. In contrast, Vorarlberg stated that talks with the staff representation would take place in a timely manner. There is also a need for discussion with the staff representation in the SPÖ-led Carinthia and Burgenland.

Civil Servant Collective Agreement: Badelt Sees "Important Step" in Three-Year Agreement

Fiscal Council Chairman Christoph Badelt described the civil servant salary agreement as an "important step towards budget consolidation," because "a few hundred million can be saved as early as next year." Additionally, public sector salaries will rise less sharply than inflation in the following years. "And that is, of course, a sustainable way to contribute to budget consolidation," said Badelt.

(APA/Red)

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