Union: Call After 40 weeks of Work per Year

People ♦ Published: November 5, 2010; 15:58 ♦ (Vindobona)

The Union of Salaried Employees (GPA) presents a new working model.

Union: Call After 40 weeks of Work per Year / Picture: © OEGB

"The question of distributive justice is not just about money, but also to time," argued GPA-chairman Wolfgang Katzian. He concretized the working time model 40/40/40. Unions mean 40 hours per week, 40 weeks of work per year and 40 years of work in a lifetime.

"The demand to a maximum of 40 hours per week seems obvious for many. But in view of escalating overtime this issue is…

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