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7mo ago

Germany Backs Two‑Step Minimum Pay Rise for Eldercare Workers Starting July 2026

Ministers plan to adopt the Pflegekommission’s roughly five percent increase by ordinance to give providers multi‑year planning certainty.

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Der Mindestlohn in der Altenpflege soll bis Mitte 2027 in zwei Schritten um etwa fünf Prozent steigen. Wie das Bundesgesundheits- und das Sozialministerium mitteilten, einigte sich die Pflegekommission darauf einstimmig.
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Overview

  • The tripartite Pflegekommission unanimously proposed sectoral minimum wage hikes taking effect on 1 July 2026 and again on 1 July 2027.
  • Hourly floors would move to €16.52 and then €16.95 for care assistants, €17.80 then €18.26 for qualified assistants, and €21.03 then €21.58 for licensed nurses.
  • The government says it will make the rates generally binding by ordinance before the current regulation expires on 30 June 2026, with a planned validity through 30 September 2028.
  • About 1.3 million workers in stationary and ambulatory care facilities would be covered, while private households remain under the statutory minimum wage.
  • Employers welcomed a moderate rise as manageable, whereas union ver.di criticized the increases as insufficient compared with public‑sector entry pay.