Ver.di executive member Christian Zahn has written to interior minister Wolfgang Schäuble to express concern that federal government reforms will lead to a break up of the national pay and conditions of civil servants. Zahn argues that differentiating the pay and conditions of civil servants between the 16 regional governments and federal government will reduce the effectiveness of the civil service and hinder the mobility of civil servants between regions.
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