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Participants in a warning strike on November 25, 2021 in Berlin
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An agreement has been reached in the collective bargaining for employees in the public sector in the states except Hesse.
This was announced by the unions in Potsdam.
Accordingly, the employees will receive "a tax-free payment according to the corona regulations in the amount of 1,300 euros" at the beginning of 2022.
As of December 1, 2022, salaries will be increased by 2.8 percent.
According to the union, trainees, interns and students receive a one-off payment of 650 euros.
From December next year, their monthly salary will be increased by 50 and 70 euros respectively.
The collective agreement therefore has a term of 24 months and provides, among other things, that takeover rules for trainees come into force again.
Only Hessen does not belong to the collective bargaining community
Ver.di boss Frank Werneke described the deal on Monday as “a largely respectable result”. Above all, it would bring "noticeable improvements in income" for employees in the public health system. According to the result of the negotiations, the so-called intensive and infection allowance for nurses in hospitals will also increase to 150 euros. As a result, according to Ver.di, an intensive care worker receives a total of 230 euros more per month - in addition to the one-off payment of 1300 euros.
At the weekend, employers and employees met in Potsdam for their third round of negotiations.
The negotiations, originally scheduled to run until Sunday, were extended to Monday after the conflict, which had previously stalled, had moved.
The deal affects around 800,000 employees in the federal states with the exception of Hesse, which does not belong to the collective bargaining community of the federal states and has already negotiated a contract separately.
There had been several warning strikes in the past few weeks.
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