Socially responsible staff reduction in Germany

Dedicated retirement and partial retirement remain popular

Deutsche Telekom maintains an unwavering commitment to socially responsible staff reductions. We again utilized the proven models of dedicated retirement, partial retirement and severance payments in 2024. Dedicated retirement is an early retirement scheme provided by the legislator for civil servants, capped until the end of 2024. In 2024, 1,213 civil servants took advantage of this scheme. Partial retirement generally follows a block model, with employees continuing to work full-time during the active phase, followed by a passive phase of the same length. This phase then transitions seamlessly into regular retirement or an old-age pension. 2,399 employees (1,727 employees and 672 civil servants) in Germany transitioned from the active phase into the passive phase of partial retirement in 2024. 760 employees in Germany took a severance payment. 37 civil servants were permanently transferred to public authorities.