Painter in the district of Neuburg-Schrobenhausen: wage plus for 100 employees!

Painter in the district of Neuburg-Schrobenhausen: wage plus for 100 employees!

In the district of Neuburg-Schrobenhausen, the painters and painters can breathe a sigh of relief. Thanks to successful collective bargaining, you can look forward to a wage increase. From now on, the billing per working hour is 19.42 euros. For full -time employees, this means an increase of around 90 euros at the end of the month. This wage increase has been in retrospect since April 2025 and was achieved as a result of "extremely hard" negotiations. Around 100 employees are active in 21 painting companies and paint shops in the district, which now benefit from this unification, reports Bünelle .

The negotiations were initially on the brink before both tariff parties reached an agreement on April 11, 2025. The new collective agreement was signed after intensive discussions on April 15 and, in addition to the wage increase, also provides for an east-west attachment of the wages. The IG Bau had called for an increase of 8% to reach a corner wage of 20.37 euros, while the employer made a lower offer, as Deutsche Handwerks Zeitung emphasized.

increasing training allowances and minimum wage

The apprentices in the painter and painter trade can also be particularly pleased: from August 2025 you will receive 50 euros more per training year, another increase is planned for August 2026. In addition, from July 2025, employees without wage are entitled to a minimum wage of 15.55 euros, which will increase to 16.13 euros the following year. These are the results of the new collective agreement, which will also provide improvements for all employees in the east and west, as DGB In summary, the industry awaits a comprehensive adaptation of wages and training allowances in the next few years. The next wage increase is expected to take place in June 2026, followed by the transition to uniform wages for East and West from January 2027.