DB Group and the German Railway and Transport Workers Union (Eisenbahn- und Verkehrsgewerkschaft; EVG) reached a new collective bargaining agreement on February 16, 2025. It includes, among other things, pay increases in several steps totaling 6.5% (increase of pay scales by 2.0% from July 2025 and 2.5% from July 2026, as well as 2.0% collectively agreed additional pay as an annual one-off payment from December 2027) and a one-off payment of € 200 in April 2025. Furthermore, from December 2026, an additional collectively agreed additional pay for employees in shift work of 2.6% will be paid as an annual one-off payment (if specific requirements for shift work are met, such as at least five years’ service with the company, with the option of partial conversion into two days off from 2027).

The collective bargaining agreement has a term of 33 months (until December 2027) and thus covers the period of the S3 restructuring program. Job security has been agreed for the duration of the collective bargaining agreement.