The approximately 25,000 Lufthansa ground staff employees will receive a salary increase of up to 18 percent over two years and in two steps. This adjustment is part of the new collective agreement, as the Ver.di union announced. Ver.di and Lufthansa announced the agreement in arbitration proceedings on Wednesday. The details have now been published.
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Accordingly, salaries will increase retroactively to January 1st of the current year by seven percent, but at least by 280 euros. As of March 1, 2025, all employees will receive a basic amount of 150 euros. The increased compensation will then be increased by another two percent. The holiday pay surcharge will also be increased by 150 euros.
In addition, all employees receive an inflation compensation payment of 3,000 euros. It will be paid out in two tranches: 2,000 euros will come immediately and 1,000 euros in November.
“We can be very happy now”
After Lufthansa and the union, the responsible Ver.di tariff commission also agreed to the compromise. She recommended that Ver.di members accept the agreement. They can decide whether to accept or reject the results in a member survey that will run until mid-April.
“We fought hard for this compromise and we can now be very satisfied,” said Ver.di negotiator Marvin Reschinsky. “We have achieved real real wage increases and will thus compensate for the decline of the last few years.” In addition to the linear increase, the result provides for a number of improvements such as aligning the eastern collective agreements with western levels. Reschinsky called the result “historic.”
Lufthansa thanks the arbitrators
“We are very pleased that we have come to a compromise together,” said Lufthansa Human Resources Director Michael Niggemann. He thanked the two arbitrators. These were the former CEO of the Federal Employment Agency, Frank-Jürgen Weise, and Thuringia’s Prime Minister Bodo Ramelow (Left).
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Niggemann called the agreement good news. The employees benefited “from significant and sustainable increases in remuneration”. At the same time, both passengers and the company would finally have planning security again. The conclusion is “a major economic challenge”.
The ground staff had stopped work several times in the past few weeks in order to put Lufthansa under pressure. The majority of Lufthansa flights were canceled, meaning around 100,000 travelers had to change their plans each time.
The approximately 25,000 Lufthansa ground staff employees will receive a salary increase of up to 18 percent over two years and in two steps. This adjustment is part of the new collective agreement, as the Ver.di union announced. Ver.di and Lufthansa announced the agreement in arbitration proceedings on Wednesday. The details have now been published.
Accordingly, salaries will increase retroactively to January 1st of the current year by seven percent, but at least by 280 euros. As of March 1, 2025, all employees will receive a basic amount of 150 euros. The increased compensation will then be increased by another two percent. The holiday pay surcharge will also be increased by 150 euros.