Hungary
Public service employees are due to see their pay rates increase by 3% on 1 April this year while overall earnings should increase by 4.8% following negotiations in December. Inflation for 2006 is forecast to be 2%. Civil service pay rates will increase by as much as 5.1% from 1 April.
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An analysis of pay trends shows pay increasing in the public sector at a faster rate than the private sector. The most recent figures for February indicate that public sector agreements provide an average of 2.9% in pay increases compared to 1.3% in the private sector. This suggests a catching up in the public sector after several years of pay freezes or very low increases. Recent examples include agreements for higher education and the provinces where wage increases were, respectively, 3.65% and 2.2%. [Read more at > NU news website (NL)->http://www.nu.nl/economie/4227452/lonen-binnen
A pay deal for 2016 has been agreed between the government and the majority of public sector unions. The agreement stipulates that wages will return to the level of 2013, while the annual holiday allowance will increase. There will also be a partial relaxation of the freeze on promotions and a gradual suspension of the remaining austerity measures for the period 2017-2019 will be agreed in new talks set to begin early next year. For the unions accepting the deal it marks an end to austerity, however, not all unions are happy and some plan to challenge the agreement. [Read more at > Slovenia
(May 2016) A new agreement covering the public sector provides a 7.5% pay increase for many workers but also higher increases of 10%-15% for some professions. An important element of the agreement is that it can be extended to private and non-profit organisations who provide services to the public sector. The agreement also includes provisions to ensure more full-time work for part-time workers who want it. Read more at Histadrut
