Years of recovery in the pockets of employees in the public and wider public sector, can be characterized as 2020. What is certain is that these employees will receive increases, even small ones, due to the gradual removal of the cuts in their salaries. The data may change further pending the appeal filed by the Republic against the decision of the Administrative Court, which ruled as unconstitutional the cuts made in the remuneration of employees in the public and semi-public sector. A decision negative for the Government will drastically change the scene.
Specifically, on January 1, 2020, the third phase of the agreement for the restoration of the salaries of the workers who were cut as part of the fiscal consolidation measures will be implemented. Last July, the payment of the first installment for the restoration of the gradual reduction of the cuts that had been imposed on the employees started. In January 2023, the salaries of 86 thousand employees are expected to be fully restored from the cuts, which, in total for 2018 - 2023, are estimated to amount to € 265 million.
On January 1, 2020, the third installment will be paid to the employees, to whom approximately 40 to 43 million euros will be returned.
Specifically, salaries will increase as follows:
For earnings from € 1001 to € 1.500 the cuts will be reduced to 3,3%. That is, an employee with a salary of € 1.500 in January 2020 will have cuts of € 16,50. Compared to this year it will have an increase of € 13 per month. It is worth noting that before the implementation of the agreement (in July 2018) the cuts for the specific employee were of the order of 10,3%, ie at € 89,50. Within a year and a half the earnings of this employee will increase by € 73. Besides, in 2021 the cuts will be 0,8% which will be equivalent to € 4 while in 2022 they will be eliminated.
For salaries from € 1.501 to € 2.000, next year in January the cuts will be reduced to 5,3%. For example, for earnings of € 2 thousand, the cut will correspond to € 43 per month, compared to € 68 or 7,8% today. Before July 2018, for the same amount of earnings the cut was 12,3% or € 151 per month. Note that the first reduction reduction was in July 2018 and was of the order of 10,3% or € 111. That is, an employee with a salary of € 2 thousand in the last year and a half will have an increase of € 108. It should be noted that in 2021 the cuts will be reduced to 2,8% or € 18 while in 2022 they will be eliminated.
Next year, for the first time, the restoration of the salaries of the employees who have salaries from € 2.001 to € 3.000 will begin. Before the agreement the cut was up to 13,5%, ie for a salary of € 3 thousand the reduction was € 286 per month. From January 2020, the salary of this category of employees will increase by € 133 as the cut will be reduced to 11% corresponding to € 153. In 2021 the cuts will be further reduced to 8,5% corresponding to € 103, in 2022 they will be reduced to 5%, ie € 50 and from 2023 they will be eliminated.
Increased by € 158 per month will be the salaries for employees who are paid € 4 thousand per month. Today the discounts are up to 16% or € 446 per month. From the 1st of the year 2020 the cuts will be reduced to 13,5% which corresponds to € 288. The restoration of salaries will continue in 2021 with the cut reduced to 11%, ie € 213 and in 2022 to 7,5% corresponding to € 125. From 2023 they will be annihilated.
In relation to the employees who are paid with salaries over € 4 thousand today the cut is up to 17,5%. For example, an employee with a salary of € 4,500 is deducted € 533. From 2020 the severance pay will be reduced to 15% or € 383, ie the specific employee will receive an increased salary of € 150 per month. In 2021 the cuts will be of the order up to 12,5% or € 295 and in 2022 at 9% which are equivalent to € 170. From 2023 they will be annihilated.
It is reminded that for earnings up to € 1000 per month from January this year, the cuts have been eliminated. The cuts were 3,8%, ie € 38, which in July decreased to 1,8%, ie € 18 and then were eliminated.
In the increases of the employees, their contributions to the GESS will be deducted, which until the end of May 2020 will be 1,7% on their earnings. From June 1, 2020 the contributions will increase to 2,65%.
However, in 2020, based on the guidelines of the Ministry of Finance, it is not expected to give additional salary increases, only increases. At the same time, in the 2020 budget, a provision was included to adjust the salaries with the payment of 50% of the increase of the ATA subject of the previous year. Specifically, from January 1, 2020, the index in the basic salary will rise to 314,86% compared to 313,83% this year. In the next two years, 2021-2022 the index will rise to 317,35% and 320,48% respectively.
Also in 2020, the restraint of employment in both the public and the public sector will continue, in order to achieve the sustainability of public finances within the framework of economic growth. At the same time, the promotion of reforms will continue in order to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of general government agencies and the wider public sector, with the aim of further developing human resources. Ministries and semi-governmental organizations have already prepared their budgets, which they have forwarded to the Ministry of Finance.
Around mid-September, the budgets will be submitted to the Council of Ministers for approval and in early October will be submitted to Parliament. On the other hand, the budgets of the local authorities should be forwarded to the Ministry of Finance by October 4.
In moderation the recruitments of a certain time
In 2020, the ban on hiring fixed-term employees throughout the Civil Service will continue. The ban on the replacement of employees who leave the service with new recruitment of fixed-term employees also continues. The prohibition of recruitment excludes the cases of replacement of employees who leave or are absent with a long leave of absence, which concern specific departments such as the Presidency, the Parliament, the Judicial Service, the Statistical Service, etc.
In semi-governmental organizations and municipalities, employment in 2020 of indefinite and fixed-term and temporary employment of up to four months is maintained, at a maximum, at 2019 levels and is reduced where possible. In addition, the employment of fixed-term employees is prohibited. At the same time, the replacement of employees who leave the service for any reason with new hires of fixed-term employees will be prohibited. It is also forbidden to replace hourly paid and seasonal staff with new recruitment of seasonal hourly staff.
Carefully leases
The Ministry of Finance draws the attention of supervisors in both the public and semi-public sectors to the conversion of public contracts for the purchase or lease of services into contracts of indefinite duration, as based on a finding issued by the Director of Social Security Services or Labor Disputes Court. The Department of Public Administration and Personnel (BTD) in a circular called on those responsible to carefully consider such cases. For 2020, the Ministry of Finance calls on the public and the wider public sector to follow the circulars, which give clear instructions regarding the cases in which a service purchase contract is concluded, as well as the procedures to be followed to avoid establishing an employment relationship between the parties. parts.
According to the circular, if it is decided that the contract employee must be converted to indefinite time, the relevant supervisors should study the terms of the contract signed with the contractor and the duties recorded. The relevance of the duties performed with the corresponding duties of the permanent position, based on the service plan, and the remuneration granted will also be examined. Then, when the employee is converted to indefinite time, the TSI should be updated.
The do's and don'ts for the public and semi-public
"F" attempts to codify what will apply next year to employees in the public sector, in semi-governmental organizations and in municipalities. Many of the parameters that will take effect next year, are already applied from previous years.
Specifically in 2020 for permanent staff in both the public and the wider public sector, the indefinite ban on filling vacancies for first appointment, promotion and first appointment and promotion will continue, based on the relevant legislation. Cases that justify exemption from the ban on civil servants will be considered in the semi-state and in the municipalities.
At the same time, the ban on filling vacancies in hourly staff in the general government and in the wider public sector continues. In the semi-public sector, the Minister of Finance, upon the recommendation of the competent Authority, will be able to decide the exemption from the suspension of filling a permanent hourly position and to refer the matter to the Council of Ministers.
The Parliamentary Committee on Finance will then be informed of the Minister's decision, which will have to give its consent in order to be filled. It is worth noting that the competent committee of the Parliament should inform in writing the Minister of Finance of its decision to unfreeze permanent posts of hourly staff.
For the public sector, the mobility and interchangeability of hourly wage staff within and between the Ministries and Undersecretaries will continue.
Moreover, in both the public and semi-public sectors, no additional permanent positions will be created and the salary scales will not be upgraded on a personal basis, both for the official and the hourly staff positions, with a few exceptions, which will be approved by the Minister of Finance. The creation of new posts will be considered, only with the abolition of an equal number of posts, which will be indicated by the competent authority.
At the same time, the employment of seasonal hourly government staff will increase to 12 months without termination, instead of 11 months. It is noted that the number of seasonal hourly workers will be maintained at the same levels as this year.
Also, for the vacancies in 2019 and the vacancies in 2020, provision will be included in next year's budget. Specifically, for the first appointment positions as well as for the positions of officials with a defined retirement age for three months, the employee will enter the introductory degree of the scale / combined scale / fixed salary or will enter the reduced degree of admission in the cases that apply. For promotion or first appointment and promotion positions, the employee will enter the introductory grade of the scale or combined scale for six months, unless the position is vacant after July, when the provision will be for the remaining months. For 2021-2022 the provision will be for one year.
Moreover, in relation to the overtime employment of government and semi-public employees, in 2020 an effort will be made to keep spending in this category to a minimum and in no case should the level of overtime exceed this year's levels.
Heads of departments are also called upon to take action, including staff redeployment and structural changes to eliminate or minimize overtime work.
In 2020, the policy for overtime compensation but also for the granting of benefits does not differ from the one applied this year.
Source: Philenews