Serbia
Following his party's victory in the general election in April, new prime minister Aleksander Vucic has made the public sector one of the first targets of reform. He plans cuts in public sector employment and a 10% pay cut for the workers who are left. Unions are calling for other cuts rather than pay cuts as many workers already struggle to make ends meet.
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The ROTAL trade union will submit a claim for an 8% pay increase for police and rescue workers next year which would bring their salaries back to 2009 levels. The union will also all other public sector workers to get increases that would bring their pay at least back to levels seen in 2008. Read more at > Baltic News website (EN)
Ver.di's collective bargaining committee for regional government agreed on a 5.5% pay increase as the main claim in upcoming negotiations along with a minimum increase of €175. Ver.di wants to make sure that regional government workers' pay keeps in line with private sector pay. The agreement covers around 800000 workers but will also affect around 1.2 million civil servants and 700000 employees in public enterprises. The union also wants to see improved payments and holiday entitlement for apprentices along with an offer of employment on successful completion of their training. [Read more at
Ver.di and other public sector unions have submitted a demand for a 6.5% pay increase for the 800000 employees and civil servants working for regional government. A guaranteed job for qualified apprentices is also part of the package. So far the employers have yet to put forward their proposals. Read more at > ver.di (DE)
