The GÖD public sector union wants to begin negotiations as soon as possible over reforming the pay structure and employment rights of federal civil servants. The union has made it clear that the two issues go hand-in-hand and it wants to see pay reform include higher pay for new starters. Any reform of employment rights should also retain protection for civil servants' jobs against political interference. The proposals were endorsed by two recent studies for both the unions and the government and on this basis the GÖD believes that negotiations can be completed quickly and that there is no need to wait until the autumn when the normal collective bargaining round begins.
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