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German union, DHL agree to 5% wage increase for postal workers
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on March 4, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 25, 2026
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on March 4, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 25, 2026
DHL and Verdi Union have agreed on a 5% wage increase for postal workers, with raises in 2025 and 2026.
DUESSELDORF, Germany (Reuters) - German trade union Verdi and logistics company DHL, which runs the national postal service, said on Tuesday they have reached a wage deal that will see workers' salaries increase by 5% over two stages by next year.
Under the agreement, wages will increase by 2% as of April 1 2025, with another 3% raise on April 1, 2026, both sides said in statements.
(Reporting by Matthias Inverardi, writing by Rachel More, editing by Friederike Heine and Ludwig Burger)
The wage agreement will result in a total increase of 5%, with a 2% raise effective April 1, 2025, and an additional 3% increase on April 1, 2026.
The German trade union Verdi is the organization that has reached the wage deal with DHL.
The first wage increase of 2% will take effect on April 1, 2025.
DHL operates the national postal service in Germany, providing logistics and delivery services.
The article was reported by Matthias Inverardi, with writing contributions from Rachel More and editing by Friederike Heine and Ludwig Burger.
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