tarifliche Mitarbeiter: staff members with collectively agreed salaries, e.g. by trade unions or "Betriebsrat". Usually "tarifnahe" do not enjoy a 35-40 hour week but often receive higher salaries. Very often they will not be paid for over-time.

tarifnahe und tarifliche Mitarbeiter/-innen = employees whose salary/pay is fixed by or corresponds more or less to the salary/pay structure under the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) or the Collective Employment Agreement (CEA)





Collective bargaining is the process whereby workers organize collectively and bargain with employers regarding the workplace. In various national labor and employment law contexts collective bargaining takes on a more specific legal meaning. In a broad sense, however, it is the coming together of workers to negotiate their employment.

A Collective agreement is a labor contract between an employer and one or more unions. Collective bargaining consists of the process of negotiation between representatives of a union and employers (represented by management, in some countries by employers' organization) in respect of the terms and conditions of employment of employees, such as wages, hours of work, working conditions and grievance-procedures, and about the rights and responsibilities of trade unions. The parties often refer to the result of the negotiation as a ***Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) or as a Collective Employment Agreement (CEA)***.
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