The trade union ver.di succeeded in preventing a fall in real wages due to the high inflation for the 26,000 employees of the four university hospitals in Freiburg, Heidelberg, Ulm and Tübingen. Tough negotiations and seven days of warning strikes preceded the collective agreement. All employees will receive € 250 more per month, which will take effect from October 2023. This means a pay increase of up to 10% for an employee in sterile goods processing or a service assistant. The agreement also includes two additional one-off payments of € 1,200 net each that will be paid out in December 2022 and March 2023.
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