Tarifäre

Tarifäre is a German adjective used to describe things that relate to tariffs, tariff agreements, or wage scales established by collective agreements. It is most common in economics, labor law, and social policy contexts and is often contrasted with statutory or gesetzlich concepts. The term signals that a rule, provision, or difference is not set by general law but by negotiated tariff Vereinbarungen (Tarifverträge) or tariff groups.

In practice, tarifäre provisions appear in wage and benefit structures. Examples include tarifäre Lohnerhöhungen, tarifäre Zuschläge, und tarifäre Regelungen for working hours, bonuses, and allowances. The adjective also appears in phrases describing differences or classifications that arise from tariff agreements, such as tarifäre Unterschiede between wage groups, or tarifäre Bestimmungen governing vacation or severance pay. Because tariff agreements can vary by sector or region, tarifäre rules are typically specific to the applicable Tarifvertrag and may differ from one industry to another.

Relation to other terms is important: Tarifverträge, Tarifpolitik and Tarifverhandlungen govern tarifäre aspects of labor relations, while statutory minimums and social-security contributions are set by public law. The term tarifaÏsche or tariflich is used in related expressions, and forms may vary grammatically (for example, tarifäre Regelungen or tarifliche Regelungen) depending on context and gender/number.

Overall, tarifäre denotes that elements are determined by tariffs or collective bargaining rather than by statute, and it remains a standard descriptor in German-language discussions of labor economics and wage policy.