Collective agreement in Germany: CESI member dbb negotiated a new collective agreement for health and social care workers

After proposals from the employers´ side which were considered insufficient, the two trade unions managed to reach an agreement with the employers on 1.4% pay increase for all workers as of 1 April 2021, with a further increase 1.8% increase in 2022.

In addition, specific allowances are foreseen for shift work, intensive care and care in institutions, both nurses and doctors benefitting from it. Minimum thresholds will lead to a pay increase of up to 2,59% in 2021 for the lowest-paid workforce.

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See the interview with Ulrich Silberbach, Federal President of the ´dbb beamtenbund und tarifunion´here: