Collective bargaining coverage (S1-8)
About 94 % of DB Group’s employees were covered by collective bargaining agreements as of December 31, 2025; in Germany, the figure was about 95 %.
| Collective bargaining coverage by country (top ten) as of Dec 31 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| EEA 1) | Rest of world | |
| 0 – 19 % | Romania | India |
| 20 –39 % | – | – |
| 40 –59 % | – | – |
| 60 –79 % | – | – |
| 80 –100 % | Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain | United Kingdom |
1) European Economic Area.
| Civil servants as of Dec 31 / NP | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assigned | 8,159 | 9,373 | 10,941 |
| On leave | 1,889 | 2,111 | 2,357 |
| DB Group | 10,048 | 11,484 | 13,298 |
The activities of civil servants in DB Group are based on a statutory allocation under Article 2, Section 12 of the Rail Restructuring Act (Eisenbahnneuordnungsgesetz; ENeuOG). The same collective bargaining agreement provisions within DB Group, therefore, apply on this basis to civil servants, insofar as the legal regulations governing civil servants do not conflict with this.
Assigned civil servants are civil servants of the Federal Railway Fund (Bundeseisenbahnvermögen; BEV) who are assigned to a Group company for service in accordance with Section 12 (2) of the Deutsche Bahn Incorporation Act (Deutsche Bahn Gründungsgesetz; DBGrG). Civil servants on leave are civil servants in an employment relationship under private law with a Group company whose assignment and duty to serve as a civil servant of the BEV is suspended due to having been given leave of absence by the BEV.
The vast majority of civil servants are civil servants under German law. In addition, 35 civil servants are employed in Denmark in accordance with Danish law.