Ver.di seeks better pay for childcare and social service workers

Germany

Services union ver.di is negotiating with public sector employers over pay rates for childcare and other workers in education and social services workers. Currently childcare employees are in pay grade six which means that they have a starting salary of €2,130 a month. Ver.di argues that this pay level fails to reflect the increased responsibility and workload for these workers and that they should be moved up to pay level 9 with salaries of between €2,237 and €3,423 a month. The union also wants to see better safety provisions covering these workers and those working with the disabled. The stress of the job and physical demands mean that many employees suffer from headaches and back problems.
Read more at > ver.di (DE)

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