Factsheet for measure
DE-2020-44/1149
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Updated
– measures in Germany
Public sector collective agreement includes Corona bonus
TVÖD inklusive Corona-Sonderzahlung
Background information
The German state and the public sector employer organisation VKA (Vereinigung der kommunalen Arbeitgeberverbände) reached a new collective agreement with trade unions in late October 2020. The following trade unions were part of the agreement: the German Civil Service Association dbb (Deutscher Beamtenbund) and the United Services Union (ver.di). The agreement includes a premium for public sector workers to reward public service workers' hard work during the COVID-19 crisis. It also includes moderate wage increases from April 2021.
Content of measure
The COVID-19 bonus is a one-time premium. The amount varies according to salary level and occupational groups:
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Employees in wage groups 13 to 15 receive €300, those in groups 9a to 12 receive €400.
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Those in groups 1 to 8 receive €600.
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Social workers and education staff receive between €400 (for wage groups S 10 until S 18) and €600 (for wage groups S 2 until S 8 b).
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Care workers also receive between €400 (for wage groups P 9 to P 16) and €600 (for wage groups P 5 until P 8).
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The COVID-19 premium for utility workers ranges from €300 (for wage groups 13 to 15) over €400 (for wage groups 9 to 12) to up to 600 (for wage groups).
Updates
The following updates to this measure have been made after it came into effect.
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31 March 2022
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The Corona Special Payment 2022 ended on 31 March 2022. Employers were able to pay their employees in the TVöD up to €1,500 additionally free of tax and social security.
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Use of measure
No data.
Contents
Target groups
Actors and funding
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Actors
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Funding
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National government
Trade unions
Employers' organisations
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Employer
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Social partners
Social partners' role in
designing the measure
and form of involvement:
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Trade unions
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Employers' organisations
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Role
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Agreed (outcome) incl. social partner initiative
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Agreed (outcome) incl. social partner initiative
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Form
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Not applicable
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Not applicable
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Social partners' role in the
implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:
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Social partners jointly
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Main level of involvement: Sectoral or branch level
Involvement
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The German public sector is organised as a tripartite social dialogue body between the state, the employers and labour.
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The Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community represented the German state.
The public sector employer organisation VKA (Vereinigung der kommunalen Arbeitgeberverbände) represented employers. The following trade unions were part of the agreement: the German Civil Service Association dbb (Deutscher Beamtenbund) and the United Services Union (ver.di). The services trade union ver.di also represented the German Police Union (GdP) the German Union of Education (GEW), and the Trade Union for Building, Forestry and the Environment (IG BAU).
Views and reactions
The social partners involved voiced support for the agreement reached.
Sectors and occupations
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This case is sector-specific (only public sector)
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Economic area
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Sector (NACE level 2)
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O - Public Administration And Defence; Compulsory Social Security
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O84 Public administration and defence; compulsory social security
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This case is not occupation-specific.
Sources
