Overview

• The April 6 TVöD agreement grants a 3.0 percent raise, at least €110 per month, retroactive to April 1 for roughly 2.5 million public-sector workers.
• Eight rounds of editorial negotiations only concluded at the end of July, postponing issuance of a unified nationwide payout schedule.
• Several municipal employers in Baden-Württemberg have slated payments for October or the fourth quarter, blaming the need to convert contract texts into local payroll orders and technical hurdles.
• Verdi Baden-Württemberg chair Maike Schollenberger criticized employers for having ample preparation time since April and accused them of not taking staff seriously.
• The Thüringer Beamtenbund warned that it may take several more weeks for back pay to reach employees’ accounts, calling the protracted wait a “blow in the face” of staff.