Tariff dispute
Start of the collective bargaining round for Volksbanks
The demand for a significant increase in salaries is on the table. The DBV union sees itself strengthened by recent deals in the banking industry.
For a good 135,000 employees of the Volks- und Raiffeisenbanken in Germany, from this Wednesday onwards it will be about money. The German Bank Employees Association (DBV) is calling for a wage increase of 13.45 percent in the collective bargaining round. If the employers insist that the new collective agreement lasts longer than twelve months, the union will want to ask for a surcharge.
The salary adjustment must “reflect the good economic situation” of the industry and must “not lag behind the other results of the last twelve months,” argues the DBV. A total salary increase of 11.5 percent was agreed for employees of the state and development banks, while private banks will receive a total of 10.5 percent more money – each in three stages.
In the collective bargaining negotiations with the Employers’ Association of German Volksbanks and Raiffeisenbanks (AVR), the DBV is demanding an increase in remuneration of 350 euros for trainees as well as a guarantee for fully qualified trainees to be taken on until the end of 2026. The AVR represents 650 Volks- and Raiffeisenbanken as well as the leading institute DZ Bank. The DGB union Verdi has no longer been a collective bargaining partner since 2008.
Employers’ Association of the German Volksbanks and Raiffeisenbanks (AVR) on previous collective agreements Press page Employers’ Association of the German Volksbanks and Raiffeisenbanks (AVR) Union DBV on the collective bargaining round
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Source: Stern
