The Berlin Senate has signed off on an important decision affecting thousands of people working in the private security sector. Senator Cansel Kızıltepe declared the collective wage agreement prepared for private security services in the states of Berlin and Brandenburg to be generally binding retroactively from January 1, 2026. Thus, minimum wage standards have become a legal requirement for all employers and employees operating in the sector.

Berlin Senator for Labor, Social Affairs, Equality, Integration, Diversity, and Anti-Discrimination Cansel Kızıltepe approved the decision to make the collective wage agreement covering the private security sector generally binding. The decision legally came into force upon its publication in the Federal Gazette (Bundesanzeiger) on July 2, 2026.

Approximately 10,000 More Employees Covered by Collective Agreement

Thanks to the new regulation, approximately 10,000 private security employees who were not previously subject to a collective bargaining agreement will now benefit from the same wage and working conditions as other employees in the sector.

The generally binding decision covers all employees providing security, control, and order services on behalf of third parties in Berlin and Brandenburg. Furthermore, educational institutions and training centers providing vocational training for the security sector have also been included in the scope of the agreement.

However, DB Netz AG's railway security services, cash and valuables transport