Collective bargaining for retailers continues

Payment - Collective bargaining for retailers continues

The wage negotiations for the retail industry in Berlin and Brandenburg will be continued today. Whether an agreement will be reached this time is open. Last week, the trade association and the union Verdi held hours-long talks, but then suspended them without an outcome.

The wage conflict has been going on for more than a year. In some other federal states, agreements have already been reached. The first agreement was reached at the beginning of May in Hamburg. This provides for a wage increase in three stages: retroactively to October 1, 2023 by 5.3%, to May 1, 2024 by 4.7%, and from May 1, 2025, employees in the Hamburg retail trade will receive an additional 40 euros and 1.8% more. Employers will pay an inflation adjustment bonus of 1000 euros to their employees starting June 1, 2024. From January 1, 2025, employees are to receive an additional 120 euros in tariff-related pension provisions annually. The term of the collective agreement was set at 36 months.

Verdi originally demanded in the retail sector, among other things, at least 2.50 euros more per hour in all regions and a term of one year.

1. If an agreement is reached in the ongoing wage negotiations for the retail industry in Berlin and Brandenburg, it might impact the tariff result for the United Services Union, influencing their wage dispute.
2. The United Services Union, involved in a wage dispute, is closely watching the tariff discussions in Berlin and Brandenburg, as potential results could influence their collective bargaining efforts in the retail trade.
3. The tariff result from the negotiations in Berlin and Brandenburg could potentially serve as a reference point in future wage disputes in other regions, such as in the retail trade sector in Brandenburg's neighboring city of Brandenburg.
4. The wage dispute between retail employers and the United Services Union might be put on hold, pending the outcome of the tariff negotiations taking place in Berlin and Brandenburg, as any agreement reached there could impact payment structures for employees in the retail trade.

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