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21. November 2025

Collective Agreement Association for Charitable Employers (VKA)

The collective bargaining negotiations on the VKA KV (formerly Caritas) will start on 21.11.2025. The collective agreement will apply from 1 January 2026 and affects 500 employees.

KV negotiation

Gewerkschaft vida

The negotiators of the trade union vida are calling for a significant wage increase above the inflation rate from November 2024 to October 2025.

The care allowance, which currently amounts to at least 135.50 euros per month for full-time employment, is to be anchored in the KV. It is available to colleagues in nursing and social care professions, as well as to those employees who have completed training to support basic care (UBV) in order to carry out their work.

Reduction of working hours and improvements in framework law

The weekly working time is to be reduced to 35 hours per week - with full wage compensation. In the future, it will not be allowed to work more than five days in a row. In addition, overtime bonuses are to be uniformly increased to 50 percent.

Demands in brief:

  • Wage increases above rolling inflation
  • Care subsidy in the collective anchors
  • Reduction of working hours and increase in overtime bonuses

 

Collective bargaining negotiations

KV Verhandlung
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