The collective bargaining agreement negotiations at DHL Express (DHL Worldwide Express Taşımacılık ve Tic. A.Ş.) have concluded with significant gains.
An agreement has been reached in the ongoing collective bargaining negotiations between our union and DHL Express.
With the signed CBA, unionized workers’ wages will be increased by a net 30% starting from January 2025, followed by an additional 14.38% increase in April. Wages for the second year will be adjusted according to the annual inflation rate.
The two-year CBA, effective from January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2026, includes the following agreed-upon provisions:
- Bonus Payments: Union members will receive a total bonus equivalent to 90 days’ wages, paid in six equal installments.
- Meal Allowance: Field and office employees will receive a daily meal allowance ranging between a net 405 and 450 TL.
- Overtime Pay: Overtime pay will be increased by 70% in the first year and 75% in the second year, while work on weekly rest days will be paid at a 100% premium.
- National Holidays and Public Holidays Pay: Employees will receive an additional two days’ wages on national and public holidays, and 2.5 days’ wages during religious holidays.
- Hazardous Materials Certification Payment: A monthly net payment of 1,450 TL will be made, with an increase in the second year based on the inflation rate.
- Social Benefits:
- A net 15,000 TL marriage allowance will be provided.
- A birth allowance of one-quarter gold coin will be given.
- A net 2,500 TL holiday bonus will be granted separately for Ramadan and Eid al-Adha.
- A net 7,000 TL heating allowance will be provided.
- A net 1,000 TL gift card will be given to employees on their birthdays.
- Bank promotion payments will be made.
- Additional Severance Pay Upon Retirement: Employees with less than 20 years of service will receive an additional three months’ salary, while those with more than 20 years will receive four months’ salary in addition to their severance pay.
- Annual Adjustments: Meal allowances and social benefits will be increased according to the annual inflation rate in the second year of the agreement.
The collective bargaining agreement was signed on March 3, 2025, in a meeting attended by our union’s General President Kenan Öztürk, General Secretary Muharrem Yıldırım, General Financial Secretary Seyfi Erez, General Training Secretary Ersin Türkmen, our union’s lawyer Oktay Durmaz, collective bargaining expert İlknur Avınca, and workplace union representative Ahmet Çalka.
The employer was represented by General Manager Volkan Demiroğlu, Deputy General Managers Müge Arslan and Asil Bütün, Human Resources Managers Cem Gönden and Sinan Yay, as well as lawyers Cansu Okur and M. Ertürk Eras.
Our union, which is organized in the logistics division (DHL Logistics) of the German-owned Deutsche Post DHL Group, has also successfully organized and obtained authorization at DHL Express, the company’s international cargo transportation division, leading to the start of CBA negotiations.
Throughout the process, our union kept its members informed at every stage through general membership and representative meetings. Before the final stage of negotiations, another meeting was held with members, and the majority of those attending approved the signing of the CBA.
Our union remains committed to protecting the rights and interests of cargo, logistics, and warehouse workers and will continue to expand its organizing efforts.
We call on unorganized and insecure cargo/transportation workers to unite under our union. We hope that the signed CBA brings prosperity to DHL Express workers and all our members.
