On Equal Pay Day

Salary increase at work? How to negotiate correctly

Equal Pay Day falls on Valentine's Day this year. Until today, women have symbolically worked for free compared to their male colleagues. Depressing? That's right. We have tips on how you can at least negotiate a higher salary for yourself.

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In our salary report, we show you who earns the most money in Austria, who is the worst off, which jobs pay well without a degree and which companies are the most attractive employers. With a little skill, you can also get more money out of your job: We show you together with experts in 12 important steps.

The workload has increased, the working hours are longer - but nothing has changed on the payslip for a long time. Your boss won't even come up with the idea of offering you more money: "As your salary or wage is at stake, we recommend that you take the initiative yourself and/or via the works council," says employment law expert Jasmin Haindl from the Vienna Chamber of Labor. Here we show you the best way to go about it.