The approximately 70,000 employees in Hamburg's retail sector who are subject to social security contributions will be paid more retrospectively from September 1st.
The trade association North and the Verdi union agreed on Monday after around six months of negotiations on a new collective agreement with a 24-month term, as the union announced.
Hamburg - The collective bargaining conflict was accompanied by several warning strikes.
According to Verdi, employees who are grouped up to the salary group of salespeople in the last professional year will receive three percent more wages retrospectively from September 1st.
All other employees whose categorization is over 2704 euros per month received a fixed amount of 81.12 euros per month.
From May 1, 2022, salaries for all retail employees will rise by another 1.7 percent.
Accordingly, apprentices will receive 30 euros more on September 1st this year and next.
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"The qualification we have won applies to all employees in the retail trade, regardless of where they work," emphasized Verdi negotiator Heike Lattekamp.
The industry differentiation in the collective agreement desired by the employer is off the table.
However, the collective bargaining parties could not have agreed on a joint application for the declaration of general applicability for the collective bargaining agreements in the retail sector.
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