In the fourth round of negotiations on March 11, the trade union ver.di and Deutsche Post (German Mail) agreed on a collective agreement. In April 2023, employees as well as trainees and dual students will receive a tax and duty-free inflation adjustment special payment of € 1,020. From May 2023 up to March 2024, they will also receive a monthly tax and duty-free inflation compensation payment of € 180. From April 2024, all full-time employees will receive € 340 more per month. This corresponds to a percentage pay increase from 11% to 16%. The term of the collective agreement is 24 months and runs until 31 December 2024. The agreement is subject to the approval of the ver.di members. The ver.di collective bargaining commission recommends that ver.di members accept the collective bargaining result.
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