The approximately 19,000 employees at the core company Lufthansa will receive a combination of a base increase and percentage increases in the coming year, as the collective bargaining partners announced on Tuesday in Frankfurt. The framework collective agreement was also revised.
According to this, salaries for career starters increase by more than 17 percent, while in the final stage the salary increases by almost 9 percent. A basic salary increase of 250 euros from January 1, 2023 and 2.5 percent more from July 1 were agreed. Five one-off payments totaling EUR 1,200 had already been agreed for the current year. The new collective agreement ends on December 31, 2023.
The UFO was the only trade union for its professional group that did not go on strike at the Lufthansa core company. “With a first solid increase in remuneration after two years of crisis caused by the pandemic, we can now go through 2023, for which an upswing is forecast at Lufthansa. We are convinced that in this way valuable jobs in the Lufthansa cabin can be further promoted.” , explained UFO collective bargaining board member Stefan Schwerthelm.
Lufthansa HR Director Michael Niggemann emphasized the social component. “Lower and middle salary brackets will benefit disproportionately from the agreement. This will enable us to live up to our social responsibility and ensure our attractiveness as an employer.”
Source: Nachrichten
