Germany - First collective agreement in the doner meat industry - August 31, 2025

After lengthy negotiations, employers and the NGG union at the doner producer Meat World SE (Birtat) have agreed on the industry's first collective agreement. Both sides view the result as a milestone and a strong signal for a constructive collective bargaining partnership. The negotiations lasted 12 hours and were characterized by tough but respectful discussions. In the end, a compromise was reached that both sides described as fair. Key points of the collective agreement are a starting salary of €2 ,600 gross starting 1 August 2025; a wage increase in two stages by up to 17% until 31 December 2026; and a commitment to negotiate a classification and framework collective agreement during the term. In a second ballot, around 90% of NGG members voted in favour of the agreement.

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