Duchy of Lauenburg (pm). From the bridal bouquet to the red solo rose: Anyone who works as a “flower professional” in the Herzogtum Lauenburg district will get more money. This was pointed out by the IG Bauen-Agrar-Umwelt (IG BAU), the florists’ union. “A trained florist now earns 14.66 euros per hour. This means that at the end of the month, she will have 2,478 euros in her account with a full-time job – 118 euros more than before,” says Achim Bartels, district chairman of IG BAU Hamburg.
The money will even be paid retroactively from July. And in the summer of next year, the hourly wage in the floristry industry will rise again – to 15.36 euros. The bottom line is that employees in the floristry industry will receive a wage increase of almost ten percent this year and next year, according to IG BAU.
Trainees in flower shops also have significantly more money in their wallets: According to the union, anyone learning the floristry trade in a flower shop will receive 50 euros more per month this year and next year. From August next year, a trainee will then go home with 900 euros in the first year of training and 1,100 euros in the third year.
“Florists do a creative and extremely demanding job: from bouquets to arrangements to wreaths – it requires a lot of skill and know-how. But there is more to it than that: the need for goods, purchasing, price calculation… A florist needs much more than just a green thumb,” says Achim Bartels.
According to IG BAU, there are more than 60 employees in the floristry industry in the Herzogtum Lauenburg district. The union is citing figures from the employment agency. Anyone who would like to find out more about the wage increase in the floristry industry can contact IG BAU Hamburg: 040 / 25 30 440 or hamburg@igbau.de.
