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Tariff increase in the emergency services: 110 euros more from June 2025!
Negotiations on the rescue service in the Oder-Spree district are ongoing, with pay increases and new vacation regulations from 2027.
Tariff increase in the emergency services: 110 euros more from June 2025!
On June 17, 2025, the negotiating commission for collective bargaining in the Oder-Spree district emergency service met. The aim of the meeting was to sharpen strategies and determine the next steps for the ongoing negotiations. These will continue on July 22, 2025. During the TVöD 2025 income round, decisive wage increases were agreed, which represent a noticeable relief for many employees. From April 1, 2025, wages will be increased by 3 percent, with at least 110 euros more per month ending up in the employees' accounts. Trainees will also benefit from the increase, who will also receive a monthly supplement of 75 euros retroactively from April. These increases will be paid out with the June statement, which should bring a sigh of relief, as the German Civil Service Association dbb reports.
But these are not the only innovations that employees will face in the coming period. From 2027, an additional day of vacation will be introduced for all employees, including trainees, dual students and interns. This increases the vacation entitlement to a total of 31 days. However, this is a “may” regulation, which means that employers are not obliged to introduce a long-term account. However, this possibility can be created in cooperation with the works or staff councils. This gives many employees the option of making their working hours more flexible.
Long-term accounts and conversions
A hotly debated topic is long-term accounts, which not only offer the opportunity to save overtime but also play a role in salary setting. Here, co-determination follows the general regulations regarding working hours. It is very important that flextime accounts do not have any negative hours or plus hours that exceed the regulated balance limits at the end of the compensation period. Special regulations also apply to the annual special payment: from 2026, employees can convert parts of this into up to three additional days off. However, these days must be taken in the current year and there is no reduction in the annual special payment in the event of illness or urgent operational reasons.
A particular challenge for employers and employees is the flexibility of working hours. You can voluntarily agree to increase your regular working hours to up to 42 hours per week for a limited period of up to 18 months, with differentiated surcharges applying to the increased hours: 25 percent in pay groups 1 to 9b and 10 percent in groups 9c to 15. A special right of termination for the entire package of regulations on working hours, vacation and conversion is available until December 31, 2029. A closer look at these regulations and what changes and opportunities they bring with them can help to shape the negotiations positively. You can also find information about this at verdi.