Deutsche Bahn has accommodated the train drivers' union GDL in the collective bargaining agreement on the core issue of working hours. The state-owned company announced on Tuesday that there is a choice model for weekly working hours for shift staff.
The corridor will last from 35 to 40 hours by 2029. There is also a 420 euro wage increase in two steps: 210 euros more per month on August 1, 2024 and another 210 euros on April 1, 2025. An inflation compensation bonus of 2,850 euros is to be paid out in two stages from March.