Overview

• The TVöD agreement delivered a 3% wage increase from April 1, 2025 as the first stage of a total 5.8% raise, with a second 2.8% hike due May 1, 2026.
• Shift allowances were raised in July from €40 to €100 for permanent work and from €105 to €200 for alternating shifts to ease staffing shortages in healthcare.
• Many public sector employees had not received the April pay rise or new allowances due to staggered local implementation but will now see back pay with the next payroll.
• In July, detailed salary tables for roughly 132,000 federal and 2.6 million municipal workers under TVöD-Pflege were published to guide local payroll adjustments.
• The agreement also introduces a time-off bonus exchange from 2026 and grants an additional vacation day starting in 2027, with the deal running until at least March 31, 2027.