Low pay hits recruitment in emergency services

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The emergency and related services in Estonia - the police, prisons and fire services - are finding very difficult to recruit staff because of low pay with many workers moving abroad. According to one survey 40% of police officers left the force because of low pay. Better pay for emergency service workers and other state employees is one of a number of demands called for by the ROTAL union and supported by EPSU in a letter to the Estonian Prime Minister.
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