Austria: Reduction in Working Hours at ÖBB

Politics ♦ Published: June 20, 2013; 18:25 ♦ (Vindobona)

So far, the trade association of railways at the Austrian Chamber of Commerce (WKO) has rejected the reduction of working hours at the Austrian Railways (ÖBB).

Austria: Reduction in Working Hours at ÖBB / Picture: © ÖBB-Infrastruktur Aktiengesellschaft / Chris Zenz

However, a joint decision was made now. Employees of ÖBB will now have to work 38.5 hours per week instead of 40 hours. By this, the requests of both employees and management were fulfilled.

The trade association of railways at the Austrian Chamber of Commerce has up to now rejected to the cut in working hours. The association has pushed through that this regulation only applied…