German Conversation · Level 186
30 words
German word
Tarifvertrag
Pronunciation
IPA/taˈʁiːffɛɐ̯ˌtʁaːk/
Meaning
- masculine nouncollective agreement
Example
Der Tarifvertrag gilt ab nächstem Monat.
The collective agreement takes effect next month.
More examples
Die Mitarbeiter fordern einen neuen Tarifvertrag mit besseren Löhnen.
The employees are demanding a new collective agreement offering better wages.
Core concept
A jointly negotiated workplace rulebook that sets the pay and conditions applying to a defined group of employees.
Common phrases
einen neuen Tarifvertrag abschließen
reach a new collective agreement
sich an den Tarifvertrag halten
observe the collective agreement
den Tarifvertrag aushandeln
negotiate a collective agreement
Similar words
Tarif: An informal shortened term for a collective agreement.
Gewerkschaft: A workers' organization that seeks better pay and working conditions.
Arbeitsvertrag: An agreement between one employee and an employer defining employment terms and duties.
Flächentarifvertrag: A sector-wide or regional agreement binding companies across an industry or area.
Definition in German
Tarifvertrag ist ein von Gewerkschaften und Arbeitgebern abgeschlossener Vertrag, der für die genannten Arbeitnehmer verbindliche Regeln zu Entgelt, Urlaub und Arbeitszeit schafft.
Word origin
Tarifvertrag is a compound of Tarif, borrowed through French from Arabic, and the inherited German noun Vertrag, meaning contract.
Usage tips
- Tarifvertrag is masculine, and its plural is Tarifverträge; an individual employment contract is an Arbeitsvertrag instead.
Other meanings
- wage agreementnoun
Opposites
- Individualvertragindividual agreementnoun
Related words
- Tarifvertragsparteiparty to the collective bargaining agreementnoun
- tarifvertraglichgoverned by a collective agreementadjective