The Government offers a 10% salary increase to civil servants spread over 4 years and the unions reject it as “offensive”
The Government has proposed to the unions a proposal for a 10% salary increase for civil servants for the period 2025-2028. An approach that has been categorically rejected by the unions, who consider this offer “offensive.” Following the disagreement, the negotiating teams have called for a new meeting on Thursday, November 20, to try to unblock the situation.
This has been reported by the main union centers, which met with the Ministry of Public Service this Wednesday to discuss the salary issue for the first time. Last week, other issues such as internal promotion, speeding up oppositions or replacement rates had already been discussed.
According to what the unions have reported, the 10% that the Government has put on the table would be distributed over the four years of the period. Which would leave the increase at around 2.5% for each year if distributed equally. However, according to the unions, the increase that the Government has proposed could not exceed 4% for the years 2025-2206 because the budget spending ceiling would be exceeded. As reported by CSIF, the Department of Public Service would be willing to raise salaries to a greater extent in 2027.
CSIF, the most representative center in the General State Administration (AGE), argues that this 4% limitation for this year and next would imply a loss of purchasing power for officials. They maintain that, since the CPI closed at 2.8% last year and currently stands at 3.1%, purchasing power would be lost.
“CSIF rejects this first offer, although out of responsibility it will continue to negotiate an agreement that allows progress in the recovery of the purchasing power lost over recent years,” they added.
